WEST CHESTER, Pennsylvania -- An Uber driver is accused of repeatedly locking the doors to his vehicle while his passengers attempted to exit, authorities say.
West Chester police have charged 33-year-old Zacharias Georgalis with two counts of unlawful restraint and two counts of recklessly endangering another person.
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Police said an officer was flagged down by two women around 2:45 a.m. Friday.
The women told the officer that their Uber driver deviated from the route of travel and locked the doors as they attempted to free themselves from the moving vehicle.
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The two women pointed out the vehicle still in the alley.
Georgalis was taken into custody and remanded to the Chester County Prison on $20,000 bail.