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Regarding the incident where a female passenger refused to let the driver take a detour and was forced off the highway, police from Jizhou District, North China's Tianjin, said in a release on Sunday evening that the driver, surnamed Li, has been fined, received penalty points on his license, and has been administratively detained.

The local police authorities found that Li, a 43-year-old man, was operating a rideshare vehicle on the Tianjin-Jizhou expressway on December 30, 2024, around 11 am, while carrying a female passenger. When he attempted to change the route, the woman did not agree, leading to a dispute. Li then verbally abused the woman, stopped the vehicle in the emergency lane of the highway, and forcibly dragged her out of the car and drove away, according to the release.

The female passenger said that her ankle was injured due to being dragged by Li, as reported by The Paper.

The release said that after the passenger reported the incident to the police, local police have initiated an investigation. Currently, the authorities have imposed fines and deducted penalty points on his license for violating relevant traffic safety laws, and have also administratively detained him for violating related public security management regulations.

Earlier on Sunday, Didachuxing, the rideshare platform, issued an official statement indicating that upon receiving the complaint, the platform promptly confirmed the passenger's safety and immediately followed up for verification. Li's account has been 
suspended, and the platform is actively cooperating with the relevant authorities to address the situation, said the statement, according to The Paper.

Global Times