Uber driver recovering after being beaten, having car stolen during drop off in Lake County

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Uber driver recovering after being beaten, having car stolen during drop off in Lake County
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Vasilije Stankovic is a musician who also drives to supplement that income.

Now, his loved ones tell CBS 2 that not only is he out of work but he is being monitored for a possible brain hemorrhage.The Uber driver relies on his second job to support his wife and seven children. He's a musician who drives to supplement that income. The car was called around at 12:10 a.m. Someone ordered an Uber to Elizabeth Avenue in Zion. The driver, 56-year-old Vasilije Stankovic, answered the call.

The Lake County Sheriff's Office said four people got into the car and when they got to their destination on Stoneywood Drive in Beach Park, the men started to beat Stankovic before taking his 2010 Mercedes and driving off.Ivana Stankovic Police later found his phone tossed on the side of the road, but no word yet on where his car might be.

CBS 2 spoke to his wife, Ivana Stankovic, who is now taking care of him and all seven of their children while he recovers.We've reached out to the Lake County Sheriff's Office for an update on the case. So far, no arrests were made and the whereabouts of the car are still unknown.

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