Passenger stabs Uber driver on Christmas Day in ‘random’ attack, California cops say

A passenger attacked a ride-hailing service driver with a knife on Christmas Day in a “random act of violence,” California sheriff’s officials said.

The passenger attacked the Uber driver after being driven to the entrance of Shiloh Ranch Regional Park in Santa Rosa about 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 25, KRON reported.

The man stabbed the driver twice in the neck and once in the elbow before getting out of the vehicle, Sonoma County sheriff’s officials said in a news release.

The injured man drove himself to the hospital, sheriff’s officials said. He is expected to survive.

Deputies arrested Tristan Mathew Hardin, 19, on an attempted murder charge on Monday, Dec. 27, the release said.

Officials ask that anyone with information contact detectives at 707-565-2121.

This story was originally published December 28, 2021 at 12:53 PM with the headline "Passenger stabs Uber driver on Christmas Day in ‘random’ attack, California cops say."