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Uber Driver Arrested For Rape Of Woman On Storrow Drive, State Police Say

An Uber driver in Boston was arrested Saturday morning on two counts of rape, according to Massachusetts State Police.

At approximately 1:15 a.m., state police received a report that a woman had been sexually assaulted by an Uber driver on Storrow Drive near the Hatch Memorial Shell in Boston.

A preliminary investigation led to the arrest of the 37-year-old driver, Daudah Mayanja, of Waltham.

Mayanja is currently being held on $25,000 bail pending his arraignment in Boston Municipal Court on Monday.

Police say the victim, an adult woman, was transported to a hospital for treatment. State Police Crime Scene Services personnel and a state police chemist collected potential evidence for forensic analysis.

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