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Uber driver accused of raping a 17 year old says she suggested sex

Onur Dedeoglu, 39, is on trial in Sydney's Downing Centre District Court over the alleged sexual assault of the teenager, who can't be named for legal reasons.




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Uber driver, 53, who shot at passengers after they argued over him going the wrong way is arrested

Ahmad Ahmad, 53, picked up two people from a bar in downtown New Orleans just after midnight on Saturday and had been requested to take them to the Kenner area in Louisiana, cops say.




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Uber tool lets riders report drivers for things like 'harsh braking' and 'inappropriate remarks'

A tool launched by Uber lets riders report non-emergency incidents, like 'harsh braking' and 'inappropriate remarks'. It's the latest in a series of safety features introduced by the company.




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Jackie 'O' Henderson reveals why she NEVER speaks to Uber drivers

While Uber's 'quiet mode' option has generated plenty of controversy, radio host Jackie 'O' Henderson has admitted she's a fan.




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Uber driver, 39, is found guilty of raping a drunk teenage girl

Onur Dedeoglu, 39, will be sentenced in the Downing Centre District Court in Sydney in April after a jury on Thursday found him guilty of three charges and he was refused bail.




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Passenger convinces Uber driver to let him drive in Sydney

The man, who claims he has been drinking and taking drugs for four days, orders the driver to pull over and then films himself driving the car.




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'Drunk, drugged and unlicensed' driver who filmed himself taking over an Uber is banned 

An Uber passenger who filmed himself taking the wheel of a taxi has been banned from the app - as New South Wales Police say they are searching for him.




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Three medical students and Uber driver killed after attending festival in Mexico

At least three people have been arrested in connection with the murder of three aspiring doctors and their driver after they attended a weekend festival in east-central Mexico.




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Uber driver is in a coma after five passengers assault him in New York City attack

Uber driver, Mohamad Al-Gahaffi (left), who once chauffeured Robert De Niro remains in a coma one month after he was viciously attached by five passengers in New York.




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Moment Uber driver refuses to give a ride to a blind man's guide dog before driving off

Mohammed Hafiz Raja, from Watford, (pictured) was convicted by Westminster magistrates. Colin Perreira, 24, from Hemel Hempstead, was refused a lift with six-year-old guide dog Sid.




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Drunken man bashes a 64-year-old Uber driver before fleeing the car in Australia Day rampage 

Uber driver Kent Blyth picked Daniel Lee Richard Graeme Paul up in Palm Beach, south of Brisbane, in the early hours of January 27.




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'Racist' taxi driver refuses to allow two men to get into his cab because they are Italian

One of the Italian men, Dylan Bastonini, posted the video on a Facebook group on Thursday evening. It is unclear where the video was filmed.




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New York Lyft driver seals himself in airtight bubble to protect himself from coronavirus

Video shows one Lyft driver's efforts to protect himself from coronavirus while driving in Manhattan. He fashioned a protective bubble around himself, with a sheet of plastic taped to the roof of the car.




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Uber's new safety feature lets riders and drivers text 911 during an emergency

Uber is now letting riders and drivers text 911 when calling is not an option. The feature sends an initial text with key information and allows dispatchers to track the ride in real-time.




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UberEats customers will be able to ask drivers to leave food at the door amid coronavirus fears 

The food delivery giant announced on Wednesday it was doing everything in its power to stop the spread of COVID-19 as cases continue to climb across Australia.




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Uber driver who raped a 17-year-old girl while she was asleep in the back seat is jailed

The victim was the last of three school friends in the car after Onur Dedeoglu was booked to drive the group home in August 2018 when she was raped.




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Uber Eats driver delivers food after attending coronavirus testing clinic in Bondi

The disturbing incident which unfolded on the main street of Bondi, in Sydney's east, on Wednesday afternoon highlights just how relaxed some people are about COVID-19.




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Coronavirus UK: Uber driver died after passenger coughed in cab

Ayub Akhtar, from Norwood in south London, was just 33 years old when he died of coronavirus last Friday.




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Disgraceful moment teenage girls SPIT on an Uber driver while shouting 'I have coronavirus'

The disgusting video believed to have been shot in western Sydney was posted on the Sydney Crime News Facebook page showing an Asian driver getting abused by his female passengers.




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Uber Eats drivers reveal how to maximise earnings during coronavirus crisis 

A Sydneysider who recently signed up to work for popular food delivery service Uber Eats after losing their job due to the pandemic was inundated with tips from other drivers.




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Uber driver delivers meals to hospital every night after driving hungry nurse home

Tammy Rivera, 57, picked a nurse up from Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital in Germantown, Tennessee, last month. The nurse said they work 12 to 14-hour shifts and are often unable to eat.




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Sixth Uber driver death linked to coronavirus prompt urgent calls for minicabs to be issued PPE 

Zahid Pervaiz, 65, from High Wycombe, is the latest to die after picking up a passenger he believed was infected by Covid-19. Families, MPs and drivers' associations have pleaded for PPE.




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$1MILLION cash is dumped on California freeway during police chase, 5'driver planned to buy weed'

Frank Capraro, 23, and Desmond McDay, 25, were taken into custody Friday after witnesses called in about boxes that had been dumped on a highway and a K9 detected the odor of marijuana.




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Youth pulls a lock knife and slashes taxi's tyres after driver throws him out

This is the unbelievable moment a London youth slashes the tires of a taxi he was riding in after the driver refused to take him any further. The pair argue before the youth slashes his car's tyres.




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Drunk driver, 23, is banned from the roads after failing to outrun police in chase

Sophie Ross, 23, was disqualified from driving and given a community order after leading police on a drunken car chase around Town End, Sunderland in a Fiat Punto.




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Truck driver accused of sexually abusing 13-year-old girl in his cab after meeting on social media

Sydney truck driver Jason Humphreys, 39, is accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl he allegedly groomed over Snapchat for months.




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Truck driver was on bail for sexual assault charges when he allegedly raped a 13-year-old girl

Jason Humphreys, 39, was arrested on Monday evening after allegedly sexually assaulting the young girl on multiple occasions in a truck and a home he was renting in south-western Sydney.




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'The Usain Bolt of pandas' stuns a driver with its 'lightning' speed

The wild panda was spotted 'sprinting' on an uphill path in front of a car in China's Sichuan Province. The average moving speed of a wild panda is 26.9 metres (88.3 feet) per hour.




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Perth truck driver's ingenious arm rest hack goes viral online 

The truck driver, who hails from Sterling in Perth, was captured resting his arm on a foam noodle he had cut to fit around his window frame.




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Furious pedestrian leaves scathing note slamming driver for their parking - but others defend them

A furious Melbourne pedestrian left a handwritten note on a motorist's car slamming their parking job before it was shared online.




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Driver left baffled over parking sign in Melbourne's CBD

The motorist was trying to park outside Collins Place in the heart of Melbourne's CBD on Thursday but took to Reddit to ask other drivers if they were allowed to stop there.




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Selfish driver parks their $150,000 red Ferrari 360 Spider in a disabled spot without a permit

The red Ferrari 360 was pictured in a Brisbane car park with no sign of a disabled permit.




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Tore Bempasciuto remains locked up in Bali for 'hitting taxi driver'

Tore Bempasciuto, from Ferndale in Perth , allegedly punched Saiful Nurokhim at a taxi rank outside the LXXY Bar in Kuta at 4.15am on Tuesday.




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Balinese taxi driver who bashed by Aussie tradie demands to meet attacker

Tore Bempasciuto, from Ferndale in Perth, has been locked in a cell in Kuta for six days as he waits for an agreement to be reached.




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Bali: Australian arrested over taxi driver attack

Tore Bempasciuto, from Ferndale in Perth, allegedly punched Saiful Nurokhim at a taxi rank outside the LXXY Bar in Kuta at 4.15am on Tuesday.




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Australian tradie accused of headbutting a Bali taxi driver reaches peace deal with alleged victim

Tore Gerard Vincenzo Bempasciuto, from Perth, signed a peace agreement with Saipul Nurokhim for an undisclosed amount of money on Tuesday following an incident last week.




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Motorcyclist saves driver's Ipad who was travelling along Sydney's M5 tunnel with it on bonnet

The rider had been travelling along Sydney's M5 tunnel which has a maximum speed of 80km/h on Monday when he noticed the device sitting on the car's bonnet beside him.




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Red Bull driver Alex Albon talks life in lockdown and teaming up with City striker Sergio Aguero

EXCLUSIVE BY NATHAN SALT: While the onus usually falls on Max Verstappen, this weekend Alex Albon leads Red Bull as he and Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero race in the Virtual Spanish GP.




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Uber will require all drivers to wear face masks in the wake of the coronavirus crisis

The feature is planned for the US, but 'similar markets' will also see the feature introduced, it is believed. Exact timings and locations for its roll-out have not been revealed.




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AI-powered traffic lights to keep drivers waiting on red to cut air pollution

Wolverhampton is the first in the country to approve a trial of an AI-powered system that will manipulate red and green lights to restrict function to air pollution hotspots.




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Formula E driver Felipe Massa races a peregrine falcon... but who won?

It was the ultimate speed battle between man and nature as Felipe Massa took on a peregrine falcon, the fastest animal on planet Earth. The falcon is capable of speeds of up to 217mph.




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Amazon recruiting army of drivers: Tech giant to sidestep Royal Mail

The internet shopping giant is urging entrepreneurs across the UK to set up businesses for as little as £10,000 as part of a major scheme to bring more of its operations in-house.




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Drought in the driver's seat


The worse things have become in Anantapur district, the more fancy cars have shown up in town. Drought, says P Sainath, is the organised plunder of the poor.




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Pune fire brigade driver tests +ve for corona

A fire brigade personnel in Pune city in Maharashtra has tested positive for novel coronavirus, a senior official said on Friday. The fireman went to a private hospital on Monday to get himself checked for some other ailment, and as part of procedure, his samples were sent for coronavirus testing and the report returned positive on Thursday, Pune fire brigade chief Prashant Ranpise said.




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FedEx Driver's Kind Gesture Makes Child's Lockdown Birthday Viral and Memorable

According to Liz, Jodan simply wanted to make up for the birthday celebrations Emma might've lost while staying at home due to the lockdown.




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Formula One Unveils New Car and Regulations for 2021 Season, Drivers Not Impressed

Formula One revealed new cars and rules designed to develop closer and more environmentally-friendly racing come the 2021 season but the likes of Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen are not entirely convinced.




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Max Verstappen Tops in 1st Practice at US Grand Prix as Drivers Complain Over Surface

United States Grand Prix: Max Verstappen of Red Bull outpaced Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel in the opening practice session.




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Formula One Drivers to Stage Virtual Reality Races Amid Coronavirus Lockdown

Formula One drivers will compete in ESports Virtual Grand Prix series as the season remains suspended due to coronavirus.




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Red Bull Official Wanted Drivers to Deliberately Catch Coronavirus

Red Bull Formula One team consultant admitted he wanted the drivers to catch coronavirus.




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F1: McLaren to Put Staff on Furlough, Formula One Drivers Take Pay Cut

McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Carlos Sainz joined senior management in taking a pay cut.