Ride With Rio: PLEASE save YOUR Uber/Lyft driver's life!

***From Summer 2020 to Fall 2025 over 1,000 Chicago Uber & Lyft drivers have been carjacked & 12 have been murdered (12th was murdered 7/31/25). Countless other drivers have been: beaten, shot (several were shot intentionally in the spine to paralyze them), stabbed, robbed, female drivers have been raped, etc.***

Uber & Lyft drivers in Chicago are being targeted more than ever by criminals. They are either committing the crimes by luring drivers into the trap through the app by requesting rides & pretending to be passengers or by surprise attacking drivers while they wait for their passengers. SO PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE BE READY FOR YOUR TRIP BEFORE REQUESTING A RIDE & BE OUTSIDE WHEN YOUR DRIVER ARRIVES! Making your driver wait is now putting their life in jeopardy in this city; because they are sitting ducks.

I, myself, have had ELEVEN carjacking attempts made against me from July 2020 to December 2023 while doing Uber. The first one on July 6th 2020, was committed by a female passenger I picked up in Lincoln Park & two males once we arrived near her destination Halsted & Marquette Rd. The second one on July 13th 2020, 10-12 people tried swarming the car after dropping off a passenger at Kedzie & Division. The third one on September 22nd 2020, a car tried to pin my car to the curb on the SW corner of Paulina & Superior, and two assailants started pulling at both driver side doors. The fourth one on March 13th 2021, on the NW corner of Randolph & Peoria in front of NOBU hotel an assailant from the SE corner ran at me in my parked car while aiming a gun at me with his right arm extended. The other seven attempt locations: Ogden & Hubbard, Carpenter between Randolph & Lake, Randolph & Peoria, Randolph & Peoria, Randolph between Carpenter & Aberdeen (the last three were all in August 2021), Randolph & Peoria, Monroe & Clinton.

Here's the video of my third attempt on September 22, 2020 so you can see how fast these violent criminals will try to ambush you if you're not being aware of who & what is around you:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QO43A4YR_D7vMV0IIKejAbQfXL7uB1pJ/view?usp=sharing

Watch these news clips & read the CWB Chicago articles for just some of the instances that have occurred from Summer 2020 to present day (I update this post often so the top links are the more recent incidents). Follow Spot News or Chicago Scanner on Twitter for daily minute by minute updates on the escalating violence & crime in our city, so you can keep yourself & others safe.

https://cwbchicago.com/2025/09/crew-that-robbed-uber-driver-at-gunpoint-while-cops-watched-gets-sent-to-prison.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2025/09/would-be-carjacker-who-couldnt-figure-out-how-to-start-victims-tesla-gets-3-years.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2025/09/rideshare-murder-teams-mayhem-is-detailed-in-shocking-court-hearings.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2025/09/man-was-part-of-violent-robbery-crew-that-murdered-lyft-driver-at-christmastime-2023-prosecutors.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2025/08/16-year-old-carjacker-murdered-uber-driver-pulled-his-body-from-the-car-and-tried-to-drive-away-prosecutors.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2025/08/11-year-federal-sentence-for-man-who-terrorized-cabbies-and-rideshare-drivers-in-a-4-day-robbery-spree.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2025/07/carjacker-who-held-gun-to-uber-drivers-face-gets-8-years-accomplice-gets-probation.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2025/07/man-shot-at-lyft-driver-on-expressway-then-falsely-reported-his-car-stolen-to-cover-it-up-prosecutors.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2025/07/rideshare-passenger-shot-in-the-south-loop.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2025/06/feds-may-pursue-death-penalty-uber-driver-murder-carjacking-case.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2025/06/beamteam-gangbanger-gets-9-years-in-federal-prison-for-willis-tower-carjacking.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2025/06/8-years-for-carjacking-lyft-driver-while-awaiting-trial-for-7-juvenile-cases.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2025/06/woman-claiming-to-be-oprah-threatened-to-shoot-uber-driver-prosecutors.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2025/06/14-years-man-who-got-shot-while-trying-to-carjack-an-armed-rideshare-driver.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2025/05/murder-suspect-woman-tried-to-bribe-correctional-officer-to-bring-drugs-into-county-jail-allegations.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2025/05/50-years-in-federal-prison-for-gangbanger-who-kidnapped-and-raped-uber-driver.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2025/04/18-year-old-robbed-7-people-violently-carjacked-uber-driver-who-took-him-home-prosecutors.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2025/04/rideshare-driver-shot-2-food-delivery-drivers-robbed-on-the-same-west-side-block-since-friday.html

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/news/uber-rideshare-driver-beaten-robbed-north-chicago/

https://cwbchicago.com/2025/02/violent-crew-is-robbing-carjacking-rideshare-drivers-near-garfield-park-police-say.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2025/01/16-year-old-shot-and-carjacked-an-uber-driver-chicago-police-say.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2025/01/8-years-for-man-who-carjacked-a-woman-in-river-north-and-then-got-caught-with-a-gun-while-on-electronic-monitoring.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2025/01/uber-passenger-left-phone-in-car-robbed-driver-when-he-returned-it-prosecutors.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2025/01/armed-robbers-are-targeting-food-delivery-drivers-on-the-near-west-side-cops-say.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2024/12/goose-island-carjackers-busted-after-pursuit-by-cpd-helicopter-and-state-police-report-says.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2024/11/man-charged-with-carjacking-uber-driver-after-cops-learn-his-account-ordered-the-doomed-ride.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2024/10/cops-hunt-crew-responsible-for-15-robberies-and-carjackings-of-pedestrians-couriers-and-uber-drivers.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2024/10/carjacking-of-uber-driver-fails-after-thief-cant-figure-out-how-to-start-her-tesla.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2024/09/cops-warn-of-more-rideshare-robberies-in-south-shore-neighborhood.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2024/09/boy-16-linked-to-robberies-of-rideshare-drivers-in-south-shore.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2024/09/suburban-man-carjacked-uber-driver-after-dispute-over-in-car-music-selection-prosecutors-say.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2024/09/uber-lyft-drivers-have-been-robbed-8-times-on-the-same-chicago-street-police-say.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2024/07/carjacker-slid-knife-across-uber-drivers-throat-to-win-compliance-prosecutors.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2024/07/man-who-carjacked-uber-driver-was-convicted-of-carjacking-3-times-as-a-juvenile-prosecutors-say.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2024/07/man-attacked-and-carjacked-uber-driver-prosecutors-say.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2024/06/uber-driver-is-shot-during-carjacking-on-west-side-3-people-shot-during-robberies-since-thursday.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2024/06/man-robbed-uber-driver-while-on-electronic-monitoring-for-attempted-murder-and-gun-charges-prosecutors.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2024/06/man-charged-with-having-a-gun-in-an-uber-while-on-an-ankle-monitor-for-carjacking-and-gun-possession.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2024/06/uber-passenger-fell-asleep-with-a-machine-gun-on-his-lap-prosecutors.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2024/05/chicago-man-who-carjacked-a-lyft-driver-at-gunpoint-has-7-cases-pending-in-juvenile-court-officials-say.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2024/04/chicago-carjacking-uber-driver-arrest-charges.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2024/04/chicago-undercover-cops-arrest-uber-driver-armed-robbery.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2024/03/chicago-uber-driver-stabbed-altercation-wrong-turn.html

https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/man-carjacks-uber-driver-chicago-fatal-shooting-waukegan

https://cwbchicago.com/2024/02/chicago-lyft-driver-carjacking-shooting-charges-filed.html

https://abc7chicago.com/lynwood-firefighter-carjacking-rideshare-driver-uber/14342284/

https://cwbchicago.com/2024/01/chicago-rideshare-drivers-look-for-safety-solutions.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2024/01/uber-drivers-robbed-by-passengers-chicago-police-warn.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2024/01/chicago-rideshare-driver-robbed-lincoln-park1.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2024/01/robbers-shoot-another-ride-share-driver-on-the-west-side-the-third-in-a-month-but-the-first-to-survive.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2023/12/9-years-for-carjacker-who-ran-from-cops-hid-in-911-call-center-dumpster.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2023/12/chicago-ride-share-drivers-robbed-murdered-west-side.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2023/12/2-uber-drivers-among-at-least-7-robbed-during-overnight-holdup-spree.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2023/12/men-sentenced-carjacking-lyft-driver-andersonville-chicago.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2023/09/chicago-police-robbery-carjackings-bucktown-west-town-rogers-park-news.html

https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/ride-share-driver-attacked-robbed-in-north-suburbs-sheriff

https://cwbchicago.com/2023/09/chicago-uber-driver-carjacked-bicyclist-robbed-humboldt-park.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2023/09/father-drowning-child-in-tub-was-interrupted-by-chicago-cops-tipped-off-by-a-suspicious-lyft-driver-officials.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2023/09/chinatown-chicago-carjacking-video-three-women-rideshare-driver.html

https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/uber-driver-beating-lake-county/

https://cwbchicago.com/2023/08/armed-carjacker-got-shot-by-concealed-carry-holder-while-on-probation-for-a-carjacking-case-chicago.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2023/08/rideshare-driver-carjacked-lincoln-park-crash-arrest-south-loop-chicago.html

https://abc7chicago.com/amp/chicago-shooting-conceal-carry-rideshare-driver-millard/13637259/

https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2023/08/02/2-uber-drivers-robbed-hours-apart-by-gunmen-who-fired-shots-carjacked-one-of-the-drivers-in-zion/

https://cwbchicago.com/2023/08/stolen-hyundai-used-eight-robberies-shots-fired-chicago-rideshare.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2023/07/17-year-old-tried-to-rob-couple-at-gunpoint-in-logan-square-police.html

https://wgntv.com/news/southwest-suburbs/uber-driver-pistol-whipped-carjacked-in-new-lenox/

https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/rideshare-drivers-protest-outside-uber-hub-over-wages-safety-concerns/

https://cwbchicago.com/2023/04/chicago-lyft-driver-firearm-gunfire-movie-theater-south-loop.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2023/04/uber-driver-carjacked-wacker-drive-loop-chicago-robbery-pattern.html

https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/rideshare-shooting-auburn-gresham/

https://cwbchicago.com/2023/03/woman-charged-river-north-robbery-track-phone-chicago-police.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2023/02/uber-driver-killed-passenger-wounded-in-little-italy-drive-by-chicago-police-say.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2023/02/carjacking-charges-filed-against-man-who-hid-inside-police-dispatch-center-dumpster-with-a-gun.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2023/01/armed-robbery-teams-returned-saturday-morning-targeting-7-victims-from-bucktown-to-little-village.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2022/11/carjackers-who-got-stuck-in-traffic-while-cops-chased-them-on-lake-shore-drive-get-6-year-sentences.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2022/11/woman-charged-with-carjacking-driver-in-roscoe-village-nearly-two-years-ago.html

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/news/rideshare-passenger-injured-after-shots-fired-from-another-car-in-west-garfield-park/

https://cwbchicago.com/2022/09/man-fights-cta-security-steals-an-uber-in-the-loop.html

https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-woman-speaking-out-about-safety-concerns-after-being-shot-while-driving-for-lyft

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-overnight-violence-chicago-shootings-20220813-oovospygejh4hkdhn3zbhutwdu-story.html

https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/rideshare-drivers-block-north-avenue-in-protest-for-living-wage-better-safety-protections/

https://cwbchicago.com/2022/07/feds-charge-man-with-carjacking-lyft-driver-in-the-loop-while-using-the-pseudonym-moneybagg-uzi.html

https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/man-18-charged-with-carjacking-lyft-driver-in-april-after-hailing-ride-at-downtown-hotel/

https://cwbchicago.com/2022/07/carjackers-strike-in-edgewater-lakeview-west-town-overnight-as-hijacking-cases-continue-to-outpace-2021s-record.html

https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/one-of-them-put-a-gun-against-my-head-uber-driver-recounts-terrifying-carjacking-incident/

https://cwbchicago.com/2022/07/an-armed-crew-committed-9-armed-robberies-and-hijackings-in-about-70-minutes-saturday-morning-chicago-police.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2022/06/2-hour-armed-robbery-and-carjacking-spree-leaves-at-least-7-victims-in-its-wake-overnight.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2022/06/duo-hijacked-a-lyft-driver-in-andersonville-crashed-in-edgewater-as-cops-moved-in-prosecutors.html

https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/rideshare-drivers-carjacked-gunpoint-west-englewood#l40xl5ipl7b2adyte0r

https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/teens-charged-with-carjacking-chicago-rideshare-drivers-at-gunpoint

https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/rideshare-drivers-carjacked-at-gunpoint-in-englewood-west-englewood-police

https://cwbchicago.com/2022/04/man-with-3-carjacking-cases-pending-in-juvenile-court-had-a-gun-on-the-street-this-weekend-prosecutors-say.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2022/04/loop-hijacker-also-carjacked-a-driver-outside-gov-pritzkers-gold-coast-mansion-officials-say.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2022/04/armed-carjackers-take-lyft-drivers-suv-in-the-loop-6-detained-after-miles-long-pursuit.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2022/03/carjacked-uber-driver-waited-75-minutes-for-police-response-in-the-loop-records-show.html

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/news/rideshare-driver-shoots-would-be-carjacker-south-austin-west-side/

https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/man-18-charged-with-carjacking-chicago-rideshare-driver-at-gunpoint

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https://cwbchicago.com/2022/02/suspect-arrested-after-uber-driver-is-hijacked-in-lakeview.html

https://cwbchicago.com/2022/02/north-side-man-robbed-an-uber-driver-a-neighbor-and-2-convenience-stores-prosecutors-say-then-theres-the-strange-part.html

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