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20 year old Juan Carlos of Bronx, N.Y., hired Uber driver Corey Robinson, of Philadelphia to take him from Philadelphia to a college in Herkimer, NY
A 275-mile trip that typically takes around five hours, but during the drive, Robinson grew tired and asked if Carlos could drive while he slept a little.
As Robinson slept, Carlos started speeding, troopers tried to stop Carlos but instead he sped up.
Robinson awoke and asked why Carlos was driving so fast and Carlos told him that police were chasing them. When Robinson demanded that Carlos pull over, he refused, police said.
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Troopers chasing him lost sight of the car but soon found the car crashed against a guardrail.
The original driver was released without charges. But Carlos was charged with third-degree unlawfully fleeing a police officer, driving without a license and several other traffic violations, according to New York State Police.
Carlos has been suspended from using Uber, and Robinson has been suspended from both driving and using the service, a company spokesman said Tuesday. Uber also is assisting authorities in their investigation.
