A Sacramento Uber driver is being credited for helping save a 16-year-old girl from child sex trafficking.
The Sacramento Bee reports (http://nbcnews.to/2in7yOC) that driver Keith Avila picked up two women and a teen and heard them talk about delivering the girl to a “John” and getting money from him.
Once Avila dropped them off at a hotel, he called police and began streaming live on Facebook.
Elk Grove Police spokesman Officer Chris Trim says police detained 25-year-old Destiny Pettway and 31-year-old Maria Westley. They were later arrested and charged.
#MiUSA@Keith_Avila trabaja para @Uber #california y salvó a una menor de #TráficoSexualhttps://t.co/LHYamlxmzF pic.twitter.com/S38SatYTtt
— Diario de México USA (@Diariodemexusa) December 30, 2016
Police found the teen with 20-year-old Disney Vang in a hotel room. Vang was arrested on suspicion of sexual activity with a minor, and has been released. The victim was a runaway. Authorities are trying to locate her parents or guardians.
Uber thanked Avila for his quick thinking.
