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Uber driver’s racist slur caught on video after passengers refuse to end trip early
It was supposed to be a fun night out, but the Uber ride to get there turned ugly when the driver hurled a racial slur at Helin Turk’s friend, who’s Black — calling him the N-word.
“I was shocked,” the Toronto university student told Go Public. “I was saying, ‘How can you even say that?’ Then he told me to shut up when I was defending my friend.”
Turk, 22, complained and sent Uber the video, then repeatedly followed up — asking what the company was doing about it and whether the driver was still with the ride-hailing company.
But instead of answers, she got charged $282 on her credit card for damage allegedly done to the driver’s car.
“It doesn’t make sense,” she said. “I didn’t damage a [side] mirror, and it’s ridiculous to charge me out of the blue like that two weeks later.”
A Toronto woman complains to Uber after one of its drivers is caught on video uttering a racial slur. But instead of saying what it did about the driver, Uber charged her hundreds of dollars for damage she says she didn’t do. (Warning: Video contains N-word) 2:28
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