The Latest: Uber confirms terror suspect was a driver
NEW YORK — The Latest on a vehicle driving onto a bike path near the World Trade Center site and memorial (all times local):
12:15 a.m.
Uber has confirmed that the man suspected of driving a vehicle down a bike path near the World Trade Center site, killing eight people, was one of its drivers.
The ride-hailing service released a statement Tuesday night saying 29-year-old Sayfullo Saipov passed a background check to become an Uber driver and had been actively driving on the platform for more than six months. Saipov has since been banned from the Uber app.