A man is under arrest after allegedly assaulting an Uber driver. Police said the Uber driver said he picked up four passengers in Boston Saturday morning and that the passengers became unruly during the trip. The victim told police he pulled over on Salem Street in Medford, got out of his vehicle and asked the passengers to exit his vehicle. Police said two passengers complied, but one male passenger became combative and assaulted the driver. Police said the man then entered the driver’s seat and fled with a female passenger still in the vehicle. The suspect, Nicholas Fabrizio, 33, of Lynn turned himself into the Medford police at 3:45 p.m. The stolen vehicle was recovered in Malden and the Uber driver was treated and released from the hospital with minor injuries. Fabrizio will be arraigned in Somerville District Court on Monday.

A man is under arrest after allegedly assaulting an Uber driver.

Police said the Uber driver said he picked up four passengers in Boston Saturday morning and that the passengers became unruly during the trip.


The victim told police he pulled over on Salem Street in Medford, got out of his vehicle and asked the passengers to exit his vehicle. Police said two passengers complied, but one male passenger became combative and assaulted the driver.

Police said the man then entered the driver’s seat and fled with a female passenger still in the vehicle.

The suspect, Nicholas Fabrizio, 33, of Lynn turned himself into the Medford police at 3:45 p.m.

The stolen vehicle was recovered in Malden and the Uber driver was treated and released from the hospital with minor injuries.

Fabrizio will be arraigned in Somerville District Court on Monday.