A Florida rideshare driver is behind bars after allegedly choking and threatening to kill a passenger inside his car. The incident unfolded on Oct. 8, 2025, when Lyft driver Joaquin Mena Vazquez, 27, ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said a Lyft driver was arrested last week for violently assaulting a female passenger. “Instead of that safe ride that she was promised.

A Cary rideshare driver has been arrested after police say he assaulted a passenger, raising questions about rider safety.