A ride-share driver was beaten and carjacked Wednesday in Englewood after asking his passengers not to eat in his vehicle.
The 56-year-old picked up a male and female about 9:15 p.m. and brought them to a restaurant in 200 block of West Garfield Boulevard after the passengers added a stop to their route, Chicago police said.
When the passengers began to eat in the driver’s orange Ford Escape, the driver asked them to stop, police said. At that point, the pair allegedly began to punch the driver.
The driver exited the car and the passengers continued to beat him, police said. The pair then jumped into the front seats of the man’s car and drove away south on Princeton Avenue.
The driver was bruised on his face and body but refused medical attention.
No one was in custody.
