'We automatically assume we're safe.' Parents of Samantha Josephson, who was killed by a man she thought was her Uber driver, tell GMA about the legal changes they are working toward in the ride-sharing industry.
spoke out Monday to recommend changes in the ride-sharing industry so no one else will have to endure the profound grief they are experiencing.
Samantha Josephson, a senior political science major, was out with friends in the Five Points neighborhood of Columbia, South Carolina when she ordered an Uber to take her home in the early hours of March 29. Security video showed her getting into a car around 2 a.m., which police believe she thought was her Uber.
Rowland was arrested and charged with murder and kidnapping. He is awaiting a bail hearing on April 22.
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