Woman Calls Uber After Boston-To-Los Angeles Flight. Then She Puts Her Luggage In The Trunk And The Driver Takes Off Without Her

Catching an early morning flight is stressful enough without adding extra complications. You’re racing against the clock, double-checking you have your boarding pass, and mentally running through TSA procedures.

But for one Boston traveler, the chaos started before she even made it inside the airport—when her Uber driver drove away with her luggage still in the trunk. What she did next is like something out of a movie.

Uber Drives Off With Suitcase

In a video with more than 9,500 views, content creator Angela King (@kingangela) recounts what might be the most stressful start to a work trip imaginable.

“Do you rate an Uber driver who drops you off at the airport and then full-speed drives away with their suitcase without you in the car?” she asks. “Because that is what happened to me at six this morning, and I was flying from Boston to LA for a work trip.”

King explains she got out of the car and waited for the driver to pop the trunk so she could grab her luggage. But the driver never did.

“Literally stormed off,” King says.

Standing at the curb watching her suitcase disappear down the road, King had seconds to figure out what to do. That’s when she says a good Samaritan intervened.

“The guy, thank God for this guy, goes, ‘Oh my gosh. Like, I just saw what happened. Hop in,'” she recalls.

So Angela made a split-second decision: She got into a complete stranger’s car, and they took off after the Uber driver, racing down the highway while the stranger honked nonstop trying to get the driver’s attention.

“She finally pulls over,” King says.

Angela hopped back into the Uber, she says, expecting some kind of apology or acknowledgment of the bizarre situation. Instead, the driver’s response was shockingly casual.

“She goes, ‘Oh, do you wanna just grab your bag? And then are you like, is he gonna take you?'” King recounts. “And I’m like, ‘No. That was a stranger that you just put me in the car with, basically. You’re taking me back to the airport.'”

The driver’s alleged explanation: “‘Oh, I think I should have my coffee.'”

In the caption, King says that the ordeal had her feeling like she’d “already experienced every emotion by 6:15 am.”

Rideshare Safety Tips

Both Uber and Lyft have built-in safety features that riders should familiarize themselves with before getting in a car. Here are key safety practices recommended by experts and the companies themselves:

• Before and During Your Ride: Don’t stand outside alone with your phone out. Wait inside until the app shows your driver has arrived.
• Verify everything: Match the license plate, car make and model, and driver photo with what’s in your app.
• Have the driver confirm your name: Ask “Who are you here to pick up?” rather than announcing your own name.
• Sit in the back seat: This creates personal space and allows you to exit on either side to avoid traffic
• Share your trip: Use the “Share My Trip” feature to send real-time location and trip details to up to five trusted contacts
• Don’t share personal information: Keep details about your workplace, phone number, and exact home address private

According to Sokolove Law, it’s also smart to screenshot your trip details and send them to someone via text. If a driver cancels your ride, even mid-trip, their information may disappear from the app—but your screenshot preserves a record.

Commenters React

“The lowest possible rating,” a top comment read.

“Exactly why I keep my door open until I have EVERYTHING,” a person said.

“Her response is crazy,” another wrote.

“This is exactly why I never put stuff in Ubers trunks. I always just put it on the seat next to me,” a commenter added.

BroBible reached out to King for comment via TikTok direct message and comment and to Uber via email.