Rideshare driver charged after passenger’s leg run over in Waterloo: police

A rideshare driver is shown in a car using a generic rideshare app on their mobile phone in this stock photo. (File photo/terovesalainen/GettyImages)

A Kitchener rideshare driver is facing a charge after a passenger suffered a broken ankle while attempting to get into a vehicle in Waterloo, police said.

According to Waterloo Regional Police, the incident happened Saturday at approximately 10 p.m. near King Street North and Columbia Street West.

Police said an adult male was entering the rear seat of a rideshare vehicle when the driver began moving before the passenger was fully inside.

“As a result, the passenger fell to the ground and the vehicle ran over his leg,” police said in a media release. “Emergency services attended the scene and transported the 25-year-old male to a local hospital, where he was treated for a broken ankle.”

A 38-year-old Kitchener man has been charged with careless driving causing bodily harm.