Uber driver assaulted by unmasked rider: 'People all over have experienced this'

Subhakar Khadka says video of San Francisco incident reveals abuse that often goes unacknowledged

An Uber driver in San Francisco who was assaulted by an unmasked passenger has spoken out about the incident, saying that he was attacked after asking the woman to get out of the vehicle and taunted because of his race and job.

Video of the incident went viral, prompting a police investigation an an outpouring of support for the driver, Subhakar Khadka. In an interview with the Guardian, Khadka, who is from Nepal, said that between constant feelings of anxiety, fielding calls from media outlets and talking to family and friends back home, he has only gotten about three hours of sleep each night since the footage came out.