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Uber Driver Attacked in Jersey City

Jersey City

Jersey City Police are investigating a physical assault on an Uber driver that was reported overnight in the city.

Officers were called to the 400 block of Washington Boulevard after they received calls of an assault in progress.

Upon officer's arrival, they found the driver who reported driving for Uber and was attacked by a male shortly before officer's arrival.

According to the victim, the suspect reportedly became verbally abusive before he punched the driver then stole his dashcam.

The suspect is a heavyset Hispanic male with a bald head and wore a red jersey with a black vest over it.

The driver did not suffer serious injuries.

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