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WESTMINSTER, Calif. - A rideshare driver says he was harassed, insulted and kicked in the head by two women he picked up in Newport Beach, an encounter captured on his dashcam.

The Lyft driver, identified as Tinh, said he picked up two women late on Aug. 19 after they left a sushi restaurant. He said they smelled strongly of alcohol and slurred their words, so he offered to pull over in case they became sick.

Instead, the situation escalated inside his car.

In the video, one woman can be seen putting her feet on the center console. "Can you move your feet now please?" Tinh says, stressing how dangerous the obstruction is.

The video shows the confrontation intensify with slurs, insults and profanity directed at Tinh. "What’s wrong with you? Are you retarded? Why are you fro

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