A Bristol County man was convicted by a jury in Fall River Superior Court Monday after facing a handful of charges involving a ride share driver.
According to Seekonk Police, on April 26th, 2025, at approximately 1:30 a.m., multiple patrol units were dispatched to the area of County Street and Arrowhead Road for the report of a possible motor vehicle crash.
When units arrived, they observed a vehicle across the lawn of a residential property. They then made contact with the female operator. The operator, an Uber driver, stated that she was just assaulted by a male passenger who had fled the scene. The victim then relayed that she made a pick-up from North Seekonk with a destination in South Seekonk. A lone male entered her vehicle from the pick-up address. While enroute to the original destination, the male passenger then provided a different destination address. When they arrived at the alternate destination, the suspect demanded the victim back down a long, unlit driveway. At first, the driver refused but ultimately agreed to do so. While in the driveway, the suspect began to allegedly assault the victim. The victim was able to place her vehicle in drive and took off…