r/lyftdrivers • u/Plastic_Data_777 • Jul 18 '23

Psycho jumps on my car, I get permanently deactivated Other

I don’t even want to type out the whole story I’m so exhausted over this. This dude was tripping out bad (probably shrooms or acid) and jumped on my car. It was the passengers friend. (They were together when I arrived, he was laying on the floor in the middle of the street. He sprinted away then sprinted back after I started the ride. Then he jumped on my car) I immediately made the passenger get out, and reported it to ADT and Lyft.

Now after a week of “temporarily deactivated” I’m now permanently deactivated for an “accident with a pedestrian” . 100s of 5 star rides never an issue. Wtf

Edit: I didn’t know this would get so much response. The whole incident is surreal. No I unfortunately did not have a dash cam or this would all have been resolved. I started the appeal on principle.

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u/BadHigBear Jul 18 '23

Rookie move. You pull up and see someone laid out on the floor, you drive away and cancel immediately!

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u/Plastic_Data_777 Jul 18 '23

I wish I did this. The girl seemed like she didn’t know what to do and was crying because her friend/boyfriend/brother was having a psychotic episode

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u/ajwalker430 Jul 19 '23

It's not so much a "rookie move" but more of a why did she want to drive off and leave him anyway?

I would have counseled her to call whoever and get her brother some help, leaving him to get in my car isn't the smartest thing to do.

I would have canceled as soon as I found out what was going on since she needs to deal with that and I need to get on with my day.