Uber, Lyft suspend driver who recorded St. Louis passengers
ST. LOUIS — Ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft have cut ties with a driver who recorded hundreds of St. Louis-area passengers without their permission and livestreamed the video.
Jason Gargac, 32, of Florissant, Missouri, has given about 700 rides since March and most have been streamed to his channel on the live video website Twitch, where he goes by the username “JustSmurf,” the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.
On a recent Saturday night, a posting showed two women in their 20s in Gargac’s black Chevrolet Silverado. One commenter rated the women based on their looks. Another wrote simply, “This is creepy.”
Uber said Monday it has ended its relationship with Gargac. Lyft has deactivated the driver from its app.