Uber Driver Arrested After Dragging LA Deputy During Traffic Stop and Holding Woman Hostage for Nine Hours in Beverly Hills

Tue, 05 May 2026 16:06:00 +0200

A Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy initiated a traffic stop on a gray Ford pickup truck in Lennox around 2:55 a.m. Sunday for vehicle code violations. The driver, identified as Osvaldo Del Rio, an Uber driver, was seen with a handgun in his waistband. As the deputy attempted to remove him from the vehicle, Del Rio drove away, dragging the deputy approximately 150 feet. The deputy was hospitalized but later released with no serious injuries reported. Del Rio's vehicle was later located in Beverly Hills via an automated license plate recognition system around 1:30 p.m. Sunday. A short pursuit ended with his truck colliding with another car. Del Rio refused to exit the vehicle and held a female passenger hostage for nine hours during a standoff in the 8800 block of Burton Way. Law enforcement used de-escalation tactics for hours. The woman escaped around midnight and ran to officers. Del Rio was eventually removed from the vehicle using chemical agents and less-than-lethal tactics, inc