Uber Driver from Orange County Arrested for Alleged Sex Assault of Passenger

ORANGE COUNTY, CA – A 37-year-old Uber driver working in Santa Ana has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting one of his passengers, and authorities believe there may be other victims.

Angel Sanchez, who had been an Uber driver for a little more than a year, was arrested Saturday at his home in Costa Mesa, the Santa Ana Police Department reported.

On Thursday evening, a woman requested an Uber ride from a company gathering to her home in Santa Ana.

She was picked up by Sanchez in a 2016 gray Toyota Sienna, driven to a street near her home and allegedly sexually assaulted inside the van.

After the assault, the woman ran from the suspect's vehicle and immediately called the police. Detectives released a photo of a gray Sienna, pictured above and similar to the one belong to Sanchez.

Sanchez was booked into the Santa Ana Jail and is being held on $100,000 bail

Santa Ana police detectives asked anyone who may have witnessed Sanchez commit other sexual assaults to call (714) 245-8412, and added a reminder that persons using online transportation services should exercise appropriate caution, particularly when traveling alone.

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--City News Service contributed to this report/Image via SAPD