Uber has been made aware of their driver’s conduct but they continue to employ him and put my safety and the safety of its customers at risk.   |   This is a double standard: if he had been online during the incident he would have been terminated — but because he flipped his app off first, he escapes accountability. Uber failed to protect a person on their platform from workplace violence.
⚠ PUBLIC RECORD — San Diego, CA — Case No. 25021283

AN UBER
DRIVER
ATTACKED ME.

On May 30, 2025, a rideshare driver named Craig Lawrence Edelstein of La Mesa, California got out of his vehicle and assaulted me, stuck gum on my windshield, boxed me in, and smashed my car hood. Then he drove away. This is the documentation.

California Plate 9KVM617
Incident: 05/30/2025 · 15:19 PST · San Diego, CA · SDPD Case #25021283
The Driver
Craig Edelstein — Uber driver
Facebook Profile
Craig Edelstein Facebook
Evidence Below
01 — The Incident

What Actually
Happened

15:19
Time of Incident
$2,500
Hood Damage (Est.)
10–12"
Dent Width (SDPD)
0
Dollars Paid to Me
~15:19 — 700 Grape St, San Diego

It Starts Over a Lane Change

I was driving westbound on 700 Grape Street in the two lane. A black Kia was next to me in the three lane. I merged in front of the Kia — a completely normal lane change. The driver became upset.

Moments Later — Moving Vehicle

He Stuck Gum on My Windshield

The driver pulled up alongside me and threw a piece of gum onto my windshield. I said, "what the fuck?" He then started following me while we were both still moving. I tried to get away.

Juniper St & Third Avenue

Boxed In. No Way Out.

We ended up stopped at Juniper Street and Third Avenue. He drove in front of my vehicle and boxed me in — deliberately blocking me from driving away. I was trapped.

Same Intersection

He Got Out and Smashed My Hood

He exited his vehicle, approached mine, and angrily punched the hood of my vehicle with his right fist — leaving a 10–12 inch dent requiring full hood replacement. He said nothing. Got back in his car.

Immediately After

He Fled South on Third Avenue

He drove away southbound on Third Avenue without a word. Hit and run. I called 911. I photographed his plate. SDPD arrived and documented everything. The vehicle was registered to Craig Edelstein.

In Court — Later

"I Didn't Like His Driving"

Edelstein's explanation in court was that he "didn't like my driving." He also claimed his dashcam was damaged — yet had no trouble providing selective dashcam photos that conveniently placed my vehicle at the scene at the exact time of the 911 call.

Note on Escalation I returned his gum. He threw a drink at me, which I returned. He then boxed my vehicle and destroyed my hood. He escalated every single step. I was trying to leave.
02 — Documentation

The Evidence

Every item below is a real document. Nothing is reconstructed. Click any image to view full size.

Dashcam photo from Edelstein's own camera showing my vehicle at the time of the 911 call
His Dashcam
Exhibit A — Vantrue Dashcam · 05/30/2025 · 14:19:48
Attacker's Own Dashcam Places My Vehicle at the Scene
San Diego Police Department Crime/Incident Report page 4 with narrative
SDPD Report
Exhibit B — SDPD Report #25021283 · Page 4 of 5
Police Report Narrative — Craig Edelstein Identified
San Diego Police Department Crime/Incident Report page 3 synopsis
SDPD Report
Exhibit C — SDPD Report #25021283 · Page 3 of 5
Synopsis: 10–12" Dent, ,300–,300 Damage Documented
San Diego Police Department Crime/Incident Report vehicle property damage page
Property Record
Exhibit D — SDPD Property Record · 2022 Chevy Bolt
Vehicle Damage Classified: Destroyed/Damaged/Vandalized · ,300
Key Contradiction Edelstein claimed in court that his dashcam was damaged and unavailable. He then submitted dashcam photos — timestamped to the minute of the 911 call — that placed my vehicle at the scene. You can't have it both ways.
Insurance Dead End The damage was classified as an intentional act by his insurer, making it ineligible for coverage under his personal policy. Uber's policy has a deductible so large the claim falls under it entirely. The damage amount? Just enough to fall under Uber's threshold. How convenient.
Pattern of harassment and doxxing
Pattern
Exhibit G — Prior Conduct
Another Individual He Doxxed & Harassed — Demonstrates Pattern of Anger & Unhinged Behavior
Hood damage with timestamp
Hood Damage
Exhibit E — Physical Damage · Timestamped 05/30/2025
Hood Damage Photo — Timestamp Matches Incident Date
911 call log
911 Call
Exhibit F — 911 Call Log · 05/30/2025 · 15:19 PST
911 Call Time Matches Dashcam Timestamp & SDPD Report
03 — The Platform's Role

Uber's Convenient
Amnesia

Edelstein was an Uber driver. I was an Uber driver. There's an open question about whether either of us was online at the time — and Uber has gone out of its way to make sure that question stays open.

⚠ Progressive Insurance Formal Finding — Still Employed by Uber Following a formal investigation, Progressive Insurance determined Craig Lawrence Edelstein was at fault for the intentional destruction of property. Because it was classified as an intentional act — not a motor vehicle accident — his insurance could not pay out. The damage came out of pocket. Despite all of this, Uber has not terminated him. He remains active on their platform — driving strangers in San Diego who have no idea they are riding with a violent individual who could snap on them too.

CCPA Request — Ignored

In August 2025, I submitted a formal CCPA data request to Uber for my own login/logout timestamps from the day of the incident. Uber stonewalled. Those records disappeared. Uber has likely been fined for non-compliance. It would've been cheaper to just hand them over.

Same-Day Response — Selective

The same day I escalated to the CPUC and OSHA, Uber replied almost immediately claiming the other driver was "not online at 3:10 PM." One-day turnaround on that. My records from August 2025? Still missing.

That's Not the Point

Even if Edelstein wasn't logged in at 3:10 PM — he's still an Uber driver who physically assaulted another Uber driver, destroyed property, and fled the scene. That's a hit and run. That's not who Uber should be putting behind the wheel. Period.

Pattern — Not Isolated

On a separate, later claim, Uber provided false information to Progressive Insurance about my own online status. That time I was relieved — I knew I wasn't online and I still had the logs to prove Uber was wrong. Before those vanished too.

The Deductible Play Uber's deductible is massive. The hood damage came in just under it. Whether that's coincidence or not — the result is the same: zero accountability, zero payout, and a driver who smashed my car still on their platform.
04 — What's Been Done

Actions Taken

This isn't just a grievance post. Here's the paper trail.