{"id":268811,"date":"2023-04-14T09:37:51","date_gmt":"2023-04-14T14:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=268811"},"modified":"2023-04-14T10:49:26","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T15:49:26","slug":"wounded-las-vegas-uber-passenger-sues-rideshare-company-driver-assailant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wounded-las-vegas-uber-passenger-sues-rideshare-company-driver-assailant\/","title":{"rendered":"Wounded Las Vegas Uber Passenger Sues Rideshare Company, Driver, Assailant"},"content":{"rendered":"

A woman who was shot and injured on August 15 while in an Uber<\/a> vehicle in Las Vegas has filed a lawsuit. She’s suing the company, her Uber driver, and the confessed shooter, according to recently filed court documents.<\/p>\n

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An Uber pick-up location in Las Vegas, pictured above. A 2022 shooting of an Uber passenger in Las Vegas led to a lawsuit. (Image: Las Vegas Sun<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tamojanae Barlow\u2019s attorney, Robert Murdock of Las Vegas, filed the lawsuit<\/a> on Tuesday in Clark County District Court. It names Uber, her Uber driver, John Eyraud, and the driver of another vehicle, Robert Sult Jr.<\/p>\n

The Uber Barlow was traveling in was stopped at Valley View and Charleston boulevards when Sult exited his nearby SUV and aimed a firearm into Eyraud\u2019s car, the lawsuit claims.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shots were fired and Barlow, who was in the backseat, was wounded in her elbow.<\/p>\n

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The shooter had spoken briefly to the driver and passenger before shooting multiple rounds into the Uber, police said. There may have been gang signals between the two drivers, too.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Eyraud drove Barlow to a nearby hospital for treatment of her injuries. Eyraud claims he didn\u2019t provoke Sult before the shooting.<\/p>\n

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) officers said there was a report that Eyraud was \u201cmaking jokes and using stereotypical language regarding Hispanic gang and cartel members,\u201d Las Vegas TV station KSNV<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n

Sult, then 19 years of age, fled after the violence<\/a> and was arrested by the LVMPD on September 27.<\/p>\n

Guilty Plea<\/h2>\n

In a criminal case related to the Uber shooting, Sult last month pleaded guilty to battery with use of a deadly weapon and discharging a firearm at or into an occupied vehicle. He\u2019s likely to be sentenced on May 10.<\/p>\n

Sult was initially charged with attempted murder, battery with a deadly weapon, and discharging a gun at\/into a vehicle.<\/p>\n

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Barlow\u2019s lawsuit claims that Eyraud and Uber breached their duties to protect her when the company \u201chired, contracted and\/or retained unqualified individuals they knew or should have known presented a risk of harm to their passengers,\u201d the Las Vegas Review-Journal <\/em>reported.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

When contacted about the lawsuit, an Uber spokesperson told the Review-Journal<\/em> that the \u201creported details of this incident are terrifying.\u201d The representative wouldn\u2019t comment on pending litigation.<\/p>\n

Uber cars provide an emergency button for riders and drivers, available help from company agents, and GPS tracking, the spokesperson added when discussing company safety precautions.<\/p>\n

Murder Case<\/h2>\n

Sult is also a defendant in an unrelated fatal shooting in North Las Vegas last September 5. He was charged with open murder and possession of a firearm with an altered serial number.<\/p>\n

The victim was Martavis Carpenter, 21, of North Las Vegas. Carpenter was shot multiple times before his body was found near Civic Center Drive and Venus Avenue.<\/p>\n

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Sult was with two other people when the shooting took place. He was arrested by the FBI on September 15. Authorities located a pistol at his residence believed to be the one used to kill Carpenter, police said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Sult claims he and Carpenter got into a dispute and he only fired shots after Carpenter was a threat to Sult\u2019s life, according to KSNV<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Carpenter was armed with a gun when he was shot at, authorities revealed. But it didn\u2019t appear he used the weapon in the altercation with Sult.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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