A 61-year-old man pretending to be an Uber driver was found with an unconscious University of Alabama student in the back of his vehicle over the weekend.

A Tuscaloosa County sheriff’s deputy about 2:30 a.m. Saturday spotted a suspicious vehicle near Highway 43 North and Wallace Drive in Northport, said Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit commander Capt. Gary Hood. The deputy made contact with the driver, who has been identified as Tommy Wayne Beard.

The deputy saw an unconscious college-aged female in the backseat of the vehicle. Beard initially told the deputy he was an Uber driver and was taking the intoxicated female to her residence.

Hood said investigators learned the 22-year-old student lived just off the University of Alabama campus in Tuscaloosa. The female said she could not remember getting into the vehicle with Beard. She said she could only remember leaving a bar in downtown Tuscaloosa. Deputies then requested Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit investigators to the scene.

Beard later admitted to investigators he was not actually an Uber driver but was portraying himself as one, Hood said. Beard said he had bought an “Uber” sign for his vehicle and was picking up people and giving them rides.

Investigators discovered Beard had photographs of college-aged females that appeared to be unconscious while they were in the backseat of his vehicle in his cell phone. Beard admitted to taking photographs of girls that are unconscious in his vehicle when giving them rides.

Authorities have not yet announced any formal charges against Beard but said the investigation is ongoing. Beard was driving a black 2012 Ford Taurus. They are asking anyone who has paid Beard to give them a ride to contact the Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit at 205-464-8690.