WASHINGTON — A man who may have been impersonating a driver for a ride-hailing service is connected to a reported assault in Loudoun County, Virginia.
Around midnight Jan. 6, a woman told the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office that she had used the Uber app to get a ride home from the One Loudoun area in Ashburn. When she saw a car, she asked the man inside if he was her Uber driver.
The man said no but would give her a ride home, the sheriff’s office said.
During the trip, the driver would place his hand on the woman and proposition her. She was able to reach her destination and leave the car, the sheriff’s office said. The driver took off.
The sheriff’s office has worked with Uber to try and identify the suspect, but it’s unclear whether or not he works for the company.
The suspect is described as a man with light-colored skin and a thin build in his early 30s. He is also said to have a foreign accent, the sheriff’s office said. His vehicle is described as a tan-colored, four-door sedan that is an older model.
Below is a composite sketch of the suspect from the sheriff’s office, released Tuesday.
Earlier this month, a Sterling man who was a driver for Uber was arrested and charged in the sexual assault of a passenger that happened in December in Loudoun County.
