West View Man Charged With Kidnapping Woman

WEST VIEW, PA - An off-duty Uber driver has been arrested after allegedly abducting a passenger over the weekend. Soumana Dao, 30, of Center Avenue in West View is charged with kidnapping, simple assault, indecent assault and harassment, according to court documents.

West View Police told WPXI-TV that a woman was waiting Downtown for an Uber ride when a car an Uber sticker pulled up. She got in the vehicle, but instead of taking her to her requested destination in the South Hills the driver got on the Parkway North.

Police told the TV station that the woman was touched inappropriately and that a neighbor intervened after hearing her in distress.

Dao faces a preliminary hearing on Oct. 26.

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