Family of woman who was killed after she was kicked out of an Uber awarded $40 million

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By VICTOR HELLER, US REPORTER 15:21 19 Sep 2026, updated 15:21 19 Sep 2026

Uber has to pay $40 million to the family of a woman who got killed after her driver left her on the side of the road in California in August 2023.

Emily Normandin-Parker, 23, was fatally struck by another car when her Uber driver demanded she and her friend Luna Moore, 24, exit his vehicle after Moore vomited, court documents show.

The driver, Vu Tran, was allegedly still arguing with Moore about a ‘cleaning fee’ when Normandin-Parker wandered off into traffic and was hit, according to the lawsuit filed by the tragic woman’s parents, Carol Normandin and Ken Parker.

Tran showed ‘far more worry for his new car than he did for his passengers,’ Judge Richard Stone said, adding that he could have dropped the women off at a safe location.

‘Emily did everything Uber tells riders to do – she made the responsible choice not to drive and we trusted Uber to get her home safely,’ her parents said in a statement about their daughter, a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles.

‘The reason we’re talking is because he didn’t take responsibility and neither did Uber,’ Parker told CBS.

‘They’re still not taking responsibility. We do not want this to ever happen to another mother or another father.’

During a five-day arbitration hearing, Uber argued that Tran was an independent contractor and that the ridesharing company should not be held accountable for his actions.

Stone, acting as the arbitrator in the case, awarded Normandin and Parker $20 million each.

Moore, who requested damages of $8.5 million, was awarded $300,000.

In a statement, Uber disagreed with the decision.

‘No family should have to suffer the loss of a child, and our thoughts continue to be with the Normandin-Parker family,’ Uber said.

‘While we respect the arbitration process, we believe the arbitrator was wrong in holding Uber legally responsible for the tragic events of that night.’

CBS reported that Uber initially offered a settlement agreement that prohibited Normandin and Parker from publicly discussing the incident, with a provision requiring them to pay $10 million each time they did, according to Panish Shea Ravipudi LLP, the law firm representing the family.

‘We turned it down because we would never accept that kind of condition,’ Parker said. ‘The case was never about money in the first place.’

The family created the Emily Normandin-Parker Foundation to honor their daughter and advocate for corporate accountability and stronger rideshare safety regulations.

‘In a private car, it’s whatever rules they have,’ her mother said.

‘It’s whatever they’re offended by. I think the whole business model of someone getting in a stranger’s car, a stranger to both Uber and a stranger to us, is just dangerous.’

Details about the car that hit Normandin-Parker remain unknown, other than that it was traveling at about 70 miles an hour at the time of the accident.

The Daily Mail has reached out to Moore and Panish Shea Ravipudi LLP for comment.

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