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Gary Noftall, the driver for Uber’s first trip in St. John’s in April, says he’s frustrated with the response from police and Uber Canada after he was assaulted in his car in June. (Heather Gillis/CBC)

A St. John’s Uber driver who says he was assaulted by a passenger is frustrated with police and Uber Canada in his attempts to get accountability.

Gary Noftall says he picked up a man from a McDonald’s in the west end of St. John’s on June 22 around 1 a.m. NT and drove him to the George Street bar district.

“He explained that he was in a big hurry to get downtown,” Noftall said.

Noftall, who was the first person to drive for Uber at its launch in the province in April, says he was taking a route through the city that the Uber app determined but the passenger got agitated.

“At every single light, …

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