Woman Fatally Shoots Uber Driver She Believed Was Taking Her to Mexico Against Her Will
A Kentucky woman was charged with murder for fatally shooting her Uber driver in the head.
Phoebe Copas, 48, fatally shot her Uber driver, Daniel Piedra, 52, a couple of weeks ago after she believed he kidnapped her and was taking her to Mexico against her will.
Copas was in El Paso visiting her boyfriend and on her way to meet up with him at a Casino according to the complaint affidavit obtained by KTSM.
Copas told police she saw traffic signs that said “Juarez Mexico” and believed her Uber driver was trying to kidnap her.
According to court documents, Copas took a handgun from her purse and shot Piedra in the head.
The car crashed into a freeway barrier.
