LA - Ciaya Whetstone, 21, died after dropped off @ hospital by Uber, New Orleans, 19 Feb 2022

[swedeheart]

New Orleans college student leaves home in Uber, dies after being dropped off at hospital

New Orleans police are investigating the death of a college student who died shortly after being dropped off at a hospital.

Ciaya Whetstone, 21, arrived at the hospital just before 7 a.m. Saturday "via private conveyance," according to a police statement. She was pronounced dead a short time later.


"The incident remains under investigation as an unclassified death," police said.

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The family of Ciaya Whetstone says they have not received any information from police, Uber, or the hospital after their daughter was dropped off at the hospital dead two weeks ago. https://bit.ly/3IETsRB

 

[swedeheart]

Today there was a press conference. Her mom has not been given a cause of death or any information on whether or not a sexual assault occured.

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Mother of student who died after Uber ride demands answers | wwltv.com

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[swedeheart]

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[swedeheart]

From the presser:

Mom called Ciaya's phone Saturday morning, and the hospital answered it. They told her she needed to head to Nola immediately.

Her pupils were dilated and her face was blue.

Everything else Mom knows about what happened to her daughter, she's had to learn in the news.

LE hasn't turned over Ciaya's phone to the family.

Uber driver has not been id'ed.

We need new legislation about Uber (and other ride sharing apps) accountability.

 

[cvaldez1975]

this is happening too much remember the two young ladies in LA? ugh

 

[cocomod]

Family demands answers following daughter’s mysterious rideshare death

Rep. Royce Duplessis, a New Orleans Democrat, said it is the driver’s job to get from point A to point B, not to be a tour guide.

“This is everybody’s worst nightmare,” he said. “And if we are encouraging young people, who may have had a drink or two, to do the smart thing and take a rideshare, then there is a burden and there is a responsibility that has to lie at the foot of the company; clear regulations, clear guidelines that create defined space between that driver and that passenger.”

Uber said in a statement they are working with law enforcement and have removed the driver’s access to the app.

 

[lindugh]

College student from SC dropped off dead at hospital by Uber died from fentanyl
South Carolina: College student died from fentanyl (wyff4.com)