Queens teen suing Lyft after recording video of driver masturbating

The brave Queens teen who recorded a video of her Lyft driver masturbating is suing the ride-share company — claiming the company failed to properly vet its drivers.

The 14-year-old girl — who says driver Narinderjit Singh ogled her in the rear-view mirror as he touched himself — claims the firm failed to conduct proper background checks on its workers, according to the suit filed this week in Queens Supreme Court.

Lyft was “negligent in its hiring process” and disregarded customers’ safety in a way that goes “beyond all possible bounds of decency,” the lawsuit claims.

The hack allegedly pulled the move during a 13-minute ride from Bayside to Flushing last October.

But the quick-thinking teen used her cellphone to catch him in the act — recording a three-second video, which she later handed over to police.

Singh was charged with endangering the welfare of a child and harassment two weeks later, and later pleaded guilty to a violation, according to the Queens District Attorney.

Ultimately, both the driver and the firm “engaged in extreme or outrageous conduct” that caused the teen “severe emotional distress and bodily harm,” says the lawsuit, which was filed with help the teen’s guardian.

Lyft has since banned the driver, who is also named as a defendant in the lawsuit.

The company did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Singh could not be reached for comment Wednesday.

via: https://nypost.com/2019/10/16/queens-teen-suing-lyft-after-recording-video-of-driver-masturbating/

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