A 23-year-old woman told the Madison Police Department she was sexually harassed by an Uber cab driver who gave her a ride early Saturday morning.
The driver invited her to the front seat of the car when he picked her up near Langdon Street and Wisconsin Avenue, according to an MPD incident report. He then proceeded to “inappropriately” touch her arms and legs and tell her he liked her.
Police photographed a pair of bruises on the woman’s legs that could have resulted from the assault, according to the report.
The woman asked to be dropped off after the driver said he was going to take her some place other than her apartment. When the driver did not listen, the woman "escalated her demands" and was eventually let out of the vehicle.
She said she believes the driver let her out somewhere on Gorham Street, where she flagged down a passing marked taxi.
According to the woman, the driver did not charge for the ride.
The victim gave MPD a receipt from her Uber ride, which provided only a partial identification of the driver.
MPD is investigating a similar incident that occurred Saturday with what they believe to be another Uber driver, according to MPD Sgt. Tim Radke.
Uber refused to disclose any driver information without a subpoena or search warrant, according to the report.
