Uber ordered to pay $40 million in wrongful death suit

On 18 September 2026, Uber was ordered to pay $40 million to the family of a woman who was killed on an Orange County freeway after a rideshare driver forced her and a friend out of the car while she was intoxicated. She was struck and killed minutes later.

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Uber ordered to pay $40 million in wrongful death suit

rss:cbsnewsus_mainstream11d ago kagi ↗

A woman was hit and killed after an Uber driver forced her and her friend out of his car on a freeway. Now, Uber has been ordered to pay $40 million after the victim's family brought forth a wrongful death suit. CBS News' Lauren Pozen reports.

Family awarded $40 million after Uber driver leaves daughter on Orange County freeway and she's killed

stream:bsky-jetstreamother10d ago kagi ↗

Here is another reason I would not get into an Uber - some a**hole driver can fail to show compassion, and tragedy can be the result. Family awarded $40 million after Uber driver leaves daughter on Orange County freeway and she's killed - CBS Los Angeles share.google/yRWToW1gNLyp... Uber was ordered to pay $40 million to the family of a woman killed on an Orange County freeway after a rideshare dr