An Uber driver was caught on video punching a 68-year-old passenger in the back of the head after he complained about the lack of legroom in the car, according to reports.
According to Fox4Dallas, the incident involving Suleman Gauba occurred Wednesday in the city's Design District when he and his wife called for an Uber to take them to a local Walmart.
“I can't sit in the back seat,” Gauba told the police station, complaining to the driver that there wasn't enough legroom in the back of the car. “It's a very small place, you know?”
Gauba told Fox4 Dallas that the driver then told her he was canceling the ride and asked her to get out of the car.
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Surveillance video obtained by KDFW allegedly shows an Uber driver punching a passenger in Dallas, Texas. (KDFW)
“That's when my wife said, 'I'm going to call the police,'” he said.
Surveillance footage from a nearby hotel showed Gauba and the rideshare driver exiting the vehicle at the same time.
When Gauba started walking behind the car, the driver struck him in the back of the head.
“I was thinking, you know, what happened to me? Why? [did] did he hit me? ''Guava told Fox4Dallas.
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According to Fox4 Dallas, Suleman Gauba was hit after he complained about the legroom in the back of an Uber. (KDFW)
The Dallas Police Department told FOX News Digital that a preliminary investigation revealed that the victim initially “entered the suspect's vehicle, a rideshare driver.”
“The victim and suspect got into an argument, and the suspect struck the victim in the head,” police added. “The suspect left the scene.”
As of Saturday, the suspect, believed to be a black man who was last seen in the video wearing a red shirt and black pants, had not been traced.
Gauba was seen beaten to the ground in Dallas, Texas, on Wednesday. (KDFW)
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Uber did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.
