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A Philadelphia woman’s Uber ride Wednesday night took a dramatic turn when her driver was shot in the head, causing the vehicle to jump over a curb and crash into a power pole, police said.
Philadelphia police said the unidentified female passenger, 18, told detectives she heard gunshots and crouched in the seat to avoid injury when her driver, 34, was struck in the head and then crashed.
“He was driving the 18-year-old passenger when a bullet passed through both headrests in the Honda CR-V and struck him in the head,” said Philadelphia Police Chief Scott Small. “Then the driver lost control, jumped over the curb and over the power pole. There it (the vehicle) came to a stop.”
“She was extremely lucky because that bullet missed her by inches since she was in the back seat when the bullet came through the rear window,” Small added on the scene.
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The driver was unresponsive when police arrived. The passenger was still in the backseat. (FOX 29 Philadelphia)
The driver is not expected to survive after being hit with what is believed to be a stray bullet, police said. He was unresponsive when police arrived on the scene.
According to police, the passenger was still in the back seat.
Philadelphia police said the unidentified female passenger, 18, is “extremely lucky” to be alive. (FOX 29 Philadelphia)
The vehicle crashed near the intersection of West Lehigh Avenue and North Broad Street.
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Video taken at the scene shows the Honda’s hood partially wrapped around the pole. A bullet hole can also be seen in the black leather headrest of the front seat.
A red air freshener hung from the rear-view mirror and a hands-free telephone was mounted on the dashboard. The rear window was smashed.
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The woman said the driver was driving correctly and at the speed limit when the gunshots rang out. She also told police that the driver was not erratic and there was no road rage at the time of the shooting.
Police said there were likely six shots and they recovered six grenades at the scene.
The CR-V had decals for both Uber and Lyft on the windshield.
