PROVIDENCE (WPRI) – A Pawtucket man has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city of Providence, accusing officers of “unlawfully” arresting him in 2023 after he suffered a seizure while working as an Uber driver.
The 12-count lawsuit, filed Tuesday at U.S. District Court in Providence, seeks $2 million in damages, accusing the defendants of negligence, unlawful arrest, malicious prosecution, civil rights violations, and failure to properly train officers.
The lawsuit stems from an incident in August 2023, when Tahj Eddington suffered a seizure while working as an Uber driver, according to the lawsuit. His car hopped the curb on Broad Street in Providence and hit a storefront…