‘Unruly Uber driver’ accused of running over disabled veteran in Ocean Springs
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- Ocean Springs police report Uber driver ran over veteran after location dispute.
- Driver Roderick Keys allegedly struck victim following verbal confrontation.
- Keys faces aggravated assault charge and remains jailed on $100,000 bond.
A disabled veteran was struck on Friday morning by an Uber driver in Ocean Springs who had apparently dropped his passenger off at the wrong place, police said.
Authorities responded to a report of a pedestrian run over at the Singing River Training Facility on Bienville Boulevard. The veteran was taken to Singing River Hospital and was in stable condition by mid-day, Police Chief Steven Dye said in a news release.
Roderick Keys, who police called an “unruly Uber driver,” is accused of running over his passenger after an argument over where the veteran was supposed to be dropped off. Police said Keys was supposed to bring his passenger to the Singing River Imaging Center but instead left him a block away.
Police said Keys berated the victim and insisted he walk the rest of the way. When the victim walked in front of the car, according to authorities, Keys allegedly drove forward, knocked the victim to the ground and ran him over.
Keys is facing one count of aggravated assault and is being held in the Jackson County jail on a $100,000 bond.