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Uber driver earns college degree thanks to rider
ATLANTA — An Uber driver says she is one step closer to achieving her dream of becoming a lawyer thanks to a random passenger who paid off her college debt when he heard her life's story.
Latonya Young, a hair stylist by day and an Uber driver by night, told CNN affiliate WSB that she picked up a passenger outside of Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium, and the two started talking.
The 43 year old single mother told the passenger that when she was 16, she had to drop out of high school to raise her first child. And more recently, she had to drop out of college because of a $700 balance that she couldn't afford to pay off.
"Every time I got ready to pay the money, my kids needed something," Young said, recounting the story to WSB. "I said, 'OK, I'll just wait.'"
That was that, until a few days later when Young got a call from Georgia State University, she said, stating that she was eligible to register for classes.
The passenger, since identified by WSB as Kevin Esch, had paid the balance. That allowed her to register for classes, ultimately earning an associate degree in criminal justice.
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Latonya Young, a hair stylist by day and an Uber driver by night, told CNN affiliate WSB that she picked up a passenger outside of Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium, and the two started talking.
The 43 year old single mother told the passenger that when she was 16, she had to drop out of high school to raise her first child. And more recently, she had to drop out of college because of a $700 balance that she couldn't afford to pay off.
"Every time I got ready to pay the money, my kids needed something," Young said, recounting the story to WSB. "I said, 'OK, I'll just wait.'"
That was that, until a few days later when Young got a call from Georgia State University, she said, stating that she was eligible to register for classes.
The passenger, since identified by WSB as Kevin Esch, had paid the balance. That allowed her to register for classes, ultimately earning an associate degree in criminal justice.
https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atl...PHHAUFOAWKH5A/
https://siouxcityjournal.com/lifesty...c3cb37c93.html