Passenger threatened and tried to choke Lyft driver, Utica NY


A Lyft driver picked up an intoxicated male passenger near Whitesboro Street. While on Route 5S near Turner, the passenger tried to choke the driver with a seatbelt and threatened to kill her.
Audio|Source: Oneida, Herkimer, and Madison Counties Public Safety
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Transcript:
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She picked up the occupant near Whitesboro Street and was on near 5S near Turner.
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She may have contacted the (number withheld) County 911.
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We're trying to gather her exact location.
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We're ready to see.
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Passengers still with her.
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I believe he's flat on foot. It's a male passenger.
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Copy. I'm coming from New Jersey.
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They heard a sound like a gunshot and what appears to be car parts in their yard, possibly with an accident,
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possibly a bumper in the road, does not see any vehicle though in the area.
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Okay.
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21 texts on out of traffic.
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Clear.
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Call this trip.
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The third clerk cleared, 2151.
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Route 5S eastbound at the Broad Street ramp. We have a Lyft driver, standing by in a gray Mitsubishi outlander of male. She was giving her rights intoxicated.
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She told her he was going to kill her and tried to choke her with a seatbelt.
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Location mentioned:
NY-5S & Broad St, Utica, NY 13501
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