Lyft driver charged with trying to lure Princeton University students: Officials

A man driving for Lyft is accused of trying to lure at least two Princeton University students, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office.

In one reported incident, a female university student was on Prospect Avenue around Noon on April 16, 2026, when a car stopped and the driver asked for directions, officials said.

The driver gave the student a $100 bill, got out of the car and then demanded a sexual act from her, officials explained.

According to prosecutors, the girl dropped the money and ran away.

The driver was found to be in a black-colored Jeep Patriot during this incident, officials said.

Then, in another incident the next day on April 17, a second female student was on Ivy Lane around 9:30 a.m. when a person in a dark-colored van or SUV stopped and asked for directions, prosecutors said.

Officials reported that the driver handed the girl a $100 bill and asked her to leave with him but she returned the money and the man drove away.

An investigation conducted by a Princeton University public safety detective identified the suspect as Dimario Wynter, 28, who is a rideshare driver for Lyft, officials said.

Wynter was charged with luring and harassment as well as disorderly persons offense.

He was arrested on April 30 and was released while he waits for future court appearances.

If you have any information on this case, please call the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office Sgt. Ed Hughes at 609-989-644.

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