A Miami Lakes woman's late-night ride home took a terrifying turn when she had to bail out of a Lyft car, suspecting her driver had nefarious intentions. Karina Alegre, who had requested a car from a Coconut Grove bar to her home early Sunday morning, was compelled to take a drastic leap for safety after the driver started driving erratically, according to NBC6. Alegre's instincts kicked in when she found herself heading towards Miami International Airport, despite her efforts to question the driver, who remained unresponsive to her growing concerns.

WanderWisdom also highlighted Alegre's experience, stressing the importance of vigilance during solo trips in rideshare services like Uber and Lyft, especially for women. After the driver failed to explain the detour to the airport and refused to stop the vehicle, Alegre told NBC6, "I asked her for her consent, she denied me," then went on to describe the harrowing moment when she jumped out of the moving car at the airport and the driver followed her for about one and a half minutes afterwards, pleading with her to get back in.

Lyft responded to the ordeal by emphasizing their commitment to safety and stated they've been in contact with both the driver and Alegre to address the situation, asserting there had been no previous reports of such behavior from the driver involved. "Safety is fundamental to Lyft, and we never want anyone in our community to feel unsafe. We reached out to support the rider as soon as we learned of this incident," Lyft told NBC6.

Despite the ordeal, Alegre managed to safely evade the situation which she believed could have escalated into robbery or even human trafficking, and she has since taken it upon herself, sharing her experience widely to serve as a cautionary tale for other rideshare users; showing the vital necessity for passengers to take protective measures such as verifying the driver's identity and sharing trip details with trusted contacts, as recommended by WanderWisdom – and doing so they may guard against similar terrifying experiences.