Woman Drives As Uber Driver Sleeps
When an Uber driver began falling asleep at the wheel, a woman had to drive and complete the journey. Watch the video for all the details.
A 28-year-old woman named Tejaswini Divya Naik was travelling from Pune to Mumbai. A very shocking incident occurred during her journey.During the drive the driver was constantly on the phone. After sometime he put down the phone and started falling asleep.At a point, the car was about to hit another car and a divider. The driver was falling asleep while driving. She then told him to stop the car and offered to drive the car herself.When she took over the wheels, she asked the driver to sleep for half an hour as she could not drive for long because of her back problem. Instead of sleeping, the driver was talking on the phone and even praised her driving skills.
Once the driver slept, Naik clicked photos and videos of him for proof.Half an hour before reaching the destination, the driver woke up and took over his duties.When contacted, Uber's spokesperson, in an email stated, "This is a regrettable and concerning incident. Upon learning about this, the driver was fired.”
