Woman Reportedly Driven From Pioneer Square to Kent by Rideshare Impersonator
A woman was picked up by a rideshare impersonator from a bar in Pioneer Square and was driven to Kent.
Seattle Tacoma, WA, October 19, 2026 —
A woman was picked up outside a bar in Pioneer Square by a person described as a rideshare impersonator and driven to Kent, according to the available account. No further details about the trip or the circumstances surrounding it were provided.
The account does not identify the woman, the bar, the driver or any rideshare company. It also does not give a date or time for the pickup, or specify where in Kent the woman was taken. No information was provided about how the driver was identified as an impersonator or whether the woman had requested a ride.
It is not clear from the available information whether the woman reached Kent, whether she was able to leave the vehicle, or what happened after the drive. The account does not state whether the woman reported the incident to anyone or whether any investigation followed. No details were provided about an arrest, charges or other official action.
Those missing details leave the circumstances of the pickup and drive unclear. The information available establishes only that a woman was picked up from a bar in Pioneer Square by someone described as a rideshare impersonator and driven to Kent. Further specifics, including when the event occurred and how it was confirmed, were not provided.
Story summarized from the original created by Detective Shane Weatherford on spdblotter.seattle.gov, see more information here.
