Lyft driver charged: Angelo McCoy, 48, formerly a driver for the ride-sharing service Lyft, has been charged with kidnapping, raping and robbing a female passenger at knifepoint

A Chicago Lyft driver has been arrested after police say he restrained a female passenger, raped and robbed her at knifepoint in the back of his car.

Angelo McCoy, 48, was arrested last Wednesday on charges of aggravated criminal sexual assault, aggravated kidnapping, armed robbery and unlawful restraint in connection to the July 7 attack.

According to prosecutors, the 25-year-old victim ordered a car through the popular ride-sharing app after a bar outing with friends during which she had consumed a significant quantity of alcohol.

McCoy picked up the customer at around 11pm in the 400 block of North Clark Street, and shorty after the woman got in the backseat, she dozed off.

The Lyft app's system later showed that the driver dropped off the passenger at 11.11pm, just five minutes after pickup, but prosecutors said in reality, McCoy continued holding the woman hostage until 1am.

The 25-year-old victim ordered a car through the popular ride-sharing app after a bar outing on July 7 and had McCoy pick her up in the 400 block of North Clark Street in Chicago (pictured)

Assistant State's Attorney Melissa Howlett told the court this week that when the passenger woke up in the backseat of McCoy’s white 2015 Hyundai Santa Fe SUV, she noticed they were not going in the direction of her home and asked McCoy to stop the car and let her out, reported the Chicago Tribune.

The 48-year-old Lyft driver allegedly refused, then pulled over in an alley.

The customer saw three passersby in the distance and screamed for help, but no one came to the rescue.

McCoy then allegedly climbed into the backseat, grabbed the passenger from behind by her throat, restrained her hands behind her back with zip-ties and then forced her to perform oral sex on him at knifepoint.

McCoy also allegedly sexually assaulted the victim, stole her cellphone and demanded money from her, but the woman told him she did not have any.

Ousted: A spokesperson for Lyft said McCoy's driver’s account has been deactivated

Two hours into her captivity, the woman managed to escape by jumping out of McCoy's SUV when he stopped at a red light. She emerged in the middle of the road and ran for help to the car that was traveling directly behind the Lyft vehicle.

Howlett said the motorist whom the woman approached for help took her to a nearby police station, and from there she was transported to Thorek Memorial Hospital.

McCoy appeared in court on Monday and was ordered held on $900,000 bail pending his next court appearance scheduled for August 9.

A spokesperson for Lyft called the allegations against McCoy 'sickening and horrifying,' and said in a statement that his driver’s account has been deactivated.