Texas Lyft driver Kehinde Ayoola sues rideshare company, hospital after passenger choked him with his own seatbelt

A Lyft driver who says a passenger attacked him in Texas by choking him with his own seatbelt as he was driving him to his destination has filed a lawsuit against Lyft and the hospital where he picked up the passenger.

“Just like we’re sitting here, if someone tries to pass behind me, I’m always, so scared, you know. I see it always. Every day,” he said, adding that replays in his over and over again. “When I picked up that passenger in February, I talked to the staff, the Memorial Hermann staff,” he recalled. “I said ‘Hey what’s going on? Is this guy OK?’ They told me, they said, ‘Oh yes, it’s okay.’ I even asked the security guard, and he said, ‘yes, it’s okay.'”Shortly after Vella entered his car, he started talking to himself before beating his chest and, at one point, slid over in the backseat to the seat behind Ayoola.

Investigators said Vella then ran to a house and began yelling and attempting to enter. The homeowner called 911 and Vella was arrested.Ayoola’s Attorney, Osayuki Ogbeidet said Ayoola has experienced a loss of wages, medical bills and had his “whole life turned upside down.

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Texas Lyft driver sues rideshare company, hospital after passenger choked him with his own seatbeltA Lyft driver who says a passenger choked him with his own seatbelt in Texas earlier this year is suing Lyft and the hospital where he picked up the passenger.
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