The shocking moment a Lyft passenger attacked her driver and wiped her nose on the car's backseat has been captured on camera.

Stephanie Young, 28, booked a trip with Lyft about 8pm on April 29 in St Petersburg, Florida, and hopped into the car when her driver, Michelle Jennings, arrived.

However, the journey quickly took a dramatic turn, as the 28-year-old was filmed shouting at Jennings.

Young, who was heavily slurring her words in the video, was also filmed reaching into the front seat to strike the driver.

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Lyft passenger Stephanie Young was caught on camera blowing her nose on a headrest cover (left), before she then was seen reaching forward and trying to attack the driver (right)

Michelle Jennings (pictured) was driving and she filmed the incident before posting it online

Jennings told WFTS Young was crying when she was helped into the car by her friends, but did not talk.

The driver decided to turn her camera on when the 28-year-old ripped a headrest cover off the passenger seat and began blowing her nose into it.

She then repeatedly demanded unspecified items from the driver and coughed into the headrest cover.

They argued back and forth for a few minutes before Jennings pulled into a parking lot as Young could be heard saying: 'you're kicking me out just because I don't have the same skin color as you, b***h.'

Jennings was seen in the video trying to keep an eye on Young, before she pulled over outside an apartment block that sounded like it was the final destination for the trip (right)

After the car had pulled over, Young was caught on camera reaching into the front seat and swinging at Jennings (left). The driver defended herself with her arm as she called out for help

Young then reached forward and poked Jennings in the back, which prompted the driver to pull over and say: 'your ride is over'.

She then called out to a security guard who was in the parking lot for help.

As the security guard approached, Young then spat at the driver and began swinging wildly at her.

Jennings dropped her camera and was forced to get out of the car.

Jennings shared this picture online showing where she had hair ripped from the top of her head

Jennings also posted these pictures with the video - showing her broken finger nail and a chunk of hair she had ripped out, which she has since braided

When she posted footage of the incident online, she included photographs of the damage done to her. She had a broken, bloody nail, and two large chunks of hair missing.

Police were able to identify the woman in the video as Stephanie Young a short time after the incident took place, according to WFTS.

Lyft announced the 28-year-old was banned from using the ride-sharing app, and said in a statement: 'Any kind of violence on the platform is a betrayal of the Lyft values and policies.'