Uber driver shot in the head while driving in Philadelphia dies: Police
An 18-year-old passenger was in the backseat of the car during the incident.
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Action News has learned that an Uber driver that was struck by a stray bullet on Wednesday night has died.
Officials say the 34-year-old victim was shot by a bullet that pierced through the driver's rear window, hitting him in the head.
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It happened around 11:15 p.m. on the 1300 block of W Lehigh Avenue.
After being shot, police say the Uber driver kept driving before losing control, crossing Broad Street, jumping the curb, and striking a utility pole on the 1400 block of W Lehigh Avenue.
An 18-year-old passenger was in the backseat of the car during the incident.
Police say, fortunately, she was uninjured.
