An elderly man from Texas was hit in the back of the head by his Uber driver amid a heated argument over legroom.
Surveillance video captured the heartbreaking moment Suleman Gauba, 68, was punched in the Dallas Design District on Wednesday.
Footage shows the Uber driver arriving at Market Center Boulevard, where Gauba and his wife were waiting to be picked up.
The elderly couple can be seen climbing into the back seats of the Uber driver’s Chevrolet Malibu.
An elderly man from Texas was hit in the back of the head by his Uber driver after a heated argument over legroom.
But the car does not move and remains in the same position for two and a half minutes.
Suleman then gets out of the car and as he drives away, the driver sneaks up behind him and hits him on the back of the head.
The force of the blow causes the 68-year-old man to fall to the ground, where he lies.
As the driver towers over him, Gauba’s wife slowly gets out of the car.
According to Gauba, the violence was due to a common disagreement over legroom in the vehicle.
“I can’t sit in the back seat,” he said. fox4. “Very small place, you know?”
After Gauba complained to the Uber driver about limited legroom, he said the driver abruptly canceled the ride and ordered him out of the vehicle.
Gauba hopes that the authorities can find the driver and bring justice
“He told me, ‘I’m going to cancel your trip,'” the 68-year-old recalled.
Gauba said he asked: ‘Why are you canceling my trip?’ At that point, he said his wife told the driver, “I’m going to call the police.”
The suspect was able to flee before authorities arrived.
Gauba, originally from Pakistan, recounted the sensations he experienced when the driver hit him in the back of the head.
Surveillance video captured the heartbreaking moment Suleman Gauba, 68, was punched in the Dallas Design District on Wednesday.
‘I was thinking… What happened to me? ‘Why did he hit me?’
After moving to Dallas from New Mexico a few years ago, the 68-year-old said he has come to rely on Uber rides to get around the city.
“We wanted to go to Walmart,” Gauba told Fox4.
He hopes authorities can find the driver and provide justice.
“He deserves jail,” Gauba said.
The Dallas Police Department is investigating the incident. They confirmed an argument ensued before the driver hit the 68-year-old man in the head.
Gauba and his wife have already filed a complaint with Uber, who told Fox4 that “violence of any kind is not tolerated” on its platform.
“We have been in contact with the passenger and have removed the driver’s access to the platform,” Uber’s statement concluded.
