'I could be dead right now:' Uber driver recounts violent carjacking in West Philadelphia
An Uber driver talked to Action News about the assault, robbery and carjacking on Tuesday morning that left him with serious injuries.An Uber driver talked to Action News about the assault, robbery and carjacking on Tuesday morning that left him with serious injuries.
As Zarkli left the hospital, he described the moment he said teenage passengers attacked him in his Uber.Zarkli said he picked up the passengers in North Philadelphia, but one of them punched him in the back of the head as he was dropping them off at N. 50th and Westminster Ave. in West Philadelphia.
As they drove off with his Toyota Rav 4, Zarkli said he wasn't able to call 911 through the Uber app, so he called the regular way.Officials said two people jumped out as another person continued driving.
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