A frightening scene unfolded Wednesday morning on the George Washington Bridge when police officers surrounded an Uber and took its driver into custody at gunpoint, while a yungerman and his family were still inside the vehicle as passengers.

The dramatic arrest came after the Uber driver reportedly fled from the scene of an earlier incident at the Sloatsburg Rest Area in Rockland County.

Video recorded from inside the Uber by the frum passengers captured the tense moments as law enforcement officers approached the vehicle with their weapons drawn and ordered the driver out.

The yungerman and his family had apparently entered the Uber as ordinary passengers and suddenly found themselves caught in the middle of a police operation involving their driver.

According to initial reports, authorities had been searching for the driver in connection with an incident that occurred earlier at the Sloatsburg Rest Area. Precisely what took place there remains unclear.

Authorities were investigating whether the original incident involved an assault or a possible stabbing. No additional details regarding the alleged victim, the circumstances leading up to the incident or the driver’s alleged role had been publicly confirmed as of the initial report.

The Uber was ultimately intercepted on the George Washington Bridge, where officers conducted the high-risk traffic stop.

The driver was ordered from the vehicle at gunpoint and taken into custody as the stunned family watched from inside.

Despite the alarming circumstances surrounding the arrest, there were no immediate reports that the passengers were injured.

Authorities have not yet publicly released the driver’s identity or announced what charges, if any, have been filed against him.

The precise sequence of events — including when the frum family entered the Uber, whether the driver was already being sought by police at that point and how authorities tracked the vehicle to the George Washington Bridge — also remained unclear.

{Matzav.com}