Colorado jury clears Uber driver in passenger’s death

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Prosecutors said Hancock jumped from the car and went to the front passenger side where Kim was sitting.

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Prosecutors said Hancock fired 10 bullets from his semi-automatic handgun, and at least five struck Kim.

They said Hancock didn’t suffer serious injuries and that he put a knife in 45-year-old Kim’s hands after shooting him to place his fingerprints on it.

Hancock testified that he put the knife, which he kept under his seat, in Kim’s hands to see if he was still alive.

The Colorado trial was one of a handful of criminal cases in the U.S. involving drivers who work for the ride-sharing company. Prosecutors in Albuquerque, New Mexico, have charged an Uber driver in the shooting death of a passenger during a dispute over vomit in the driver’s vehicle.

In North Carolina, another Uber driver is accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a female passenger in a case that is also pending.

The fatal Colorado ride began after Hancock picked up Kim at a karaoke bar. Kim’s original destination was 2 miles (3.2 kilometres) away. Surveillance video showed Hancock’s car arriving at that location. But Kim — who was drunk — did not get out of the car.

Colleen Slevin, The Associated Press