SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A driver who chased down and violently robbed a passenger after offering to help him obtain narcotics and prostitutes is still at large, according to a San Francisco Police Department spokesperson.
According to the 30-year-old victim, he was in a bar on Chestnut Street in San Francisco’s Marina District when he called an Uber to go home.
The driver, driving a black town car arrived and the passenger got in, according to Police.
The driver, described as a man between 25 and 30 years old, allegedly offered to take the passenger to a place where he could solicit drugs and prostitutes.
The passenger declined the offer, and the two continued their trajectory toward the passenger’s south beach home.
However, at Delancey and Brannan streets, about a block away from the passenger’s destination, the driver stopped the car and picked up a woman in a dress, described as between 25 and 30 years old, police said.
Police spokeperson Albie Esparza said the passenger had not requested an UberPool, an option that allows passengers to carpool and share rides with other passengers for a discounted price.
The passenger asked to get out of the car, but the driver refused to stop and continued driving past the passenger’s destination. The passenger then opened the door and attempted to get away on foot, at which point the driver exited the car and chased him down.
When the driver caught up to the passenger, he kicked him and then robbed him of his cellphone and debit card, police said.
The suspect took off following the alleged robbery. Esparza said the victim took himself to a hospital for treatment of a dislocated knee and reported the assault and robbery to police.
The suspect had not been arrested as of this morning, according to Esparza.
Police are investigation the purchases made on the card after it was stolen in hopes of catching the suspect.