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Lyft driver's stepson tackles carjacker after West Palm Beach chase

The suspect fled with the Lyft driver's SUV, crashed two miles away, and was tackled by the driver’s stepson before arrest; grand theft charges filed.

Summary by WPTV
West Palm Beach police are investigating after a Lyft driver who was transporting a passenger from Pompano Beach to Jacksonville had his drive cut short by a carjacking.According to an affidavit, on March 4, officers received a call about a carjacking at a Marathon gas station in West Palm Beach. A Lyft driver, Miguel Molina, 52, had picked up passenger Declan Patrick Murphy, 35, who requested a ride to Jacksonville from Broward County.Molina st…

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WPTV broke the news in on Thursday, March 12, 2026.
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