Drunk guy passes out in an Uber pays $1,600 for ride

Kenny Bachman was out with his mates when he decided to get an Uber home - a decision he's still regretting a week later as it cost him $1,600 (£1,161).

The problem was that he selected his home in New Jersey, while he was visiting his friends 350 miles away at West Virginia University.

"My buddy's house that I was staying at was only four blocks away from the club," Kenny tells Newsbeat.

"To make things worse, it was an Uber XL."
Kenny's little trip, which started at 2:51am, took him "five or six hours" and cost a grand total of $1,635.93 - plus $20 for toll roads.

"First off, I'm not proud of this," says the delivery driver.

"I've got a bunch of frat buddies that are down there and I was staying at their house.

"As soon as I got there, around 6pm, was when I started to drink."

Kenny says he then "hit a frat party," continued to drink and went to a club.

"From that point forward, I proceeded to black out.

"I slept through all of the journey except the last 45 minutes. I had zero clue I had ordered an Uber. But I woke up in one.

"I was mad, but at the same time I was so in shock and caught off guard, that I just didn't know how to react."

SOURCE: BBC NEWS
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