Juan R. Carlos (Photo: Provided) 
 
 Police say a sleepy Uber driver gave the keys to his passenger so he could nap — and woke up in the middle of a police chase. 
 
 Juan Carlos, 20, of the Bronx, was charged with third-degree unlawfully fleeing a police officer, driving without a license and several other traffic violations, according to New York State Police. 
 
 Carlos hired Uber driver Corey Robinson, 43, of Philadelphia, to take him from Philadelphia to a college in Herkimer, police said. That approximately 275-mile trip typically takes just under five hours. Saturday, during the trip, Robinson grew tired and asked if Carlos could drive the 2016 Hyundai Sonata rental while he took a nap, according to police. 
 
 As Robinson slept, police said, Carlos sped down Interstate 81 in the Town of Kirkwood near the Pennsylvania border, where police clocked him going 86 miles per hour. 
 
 Troopers tried to stop Carlos, but he refused to stop and sped up as he headed north, police said. 
 
 Robinson awoke and asked why Carlos was driving so fast. His passenger, now the driver, responded that the police were chasing them. Robinson demanded Carlos pull over, but he refused, according to police. 
 
 Carlos took the state Route 17 eastbound exit, continuing to flee, then took the North Road exit, headed north. Troopers lost sight of the car and stopped their pursuit, but continued checking the area. A few minutes later, they saw the vehicle had crashed into a guardrail on Sanitaria Springs Road in the Town of Colesville. 
 
 After a short search, Carlos and Robinson were found and taken into custody, police said. 
 
 The Sanitaria Springs Fire Department also responded to the scene and assisted. 
 
 The men were taken to UHS Wilson Medical Center in Johnson City by Broome and Colesville Volunteer Ambulance Services. They were treated for minor injuries and released. 
 
 Robinson was released without charges. 
 
 Reached for comment Tuesday, an Uber spokesman said Robinson and Carlos have been suspended from using the ride-sharing service and that the company is "reaching out to the authorities to assist in their investigation." 
 
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 Juan Carlos hired Uber driver Corey Robinson, 43, to drive him 200 miles Saturday from Philadelphia to Herkimer Community College near Utica, officials said. 
 
 At about 5:35 a.m., on Interstate 81, near Binghamton, troopers spotted Robinson’s car going 86 mph in a 65-mph zone. When troopers tried to stop the car, Carlos sped up. He then crashed into a guardrail in Colesville. 
 
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 Robinson told cops that during the ride he got tired and asked Carlos to drive while he napped. He later awoke with a jolt and asked Carlos why he was driving so fast. Carlos said it was because the police were chasing them. Robinson demanded that Carlos pull over, but he refused. 
 
 Robinson and Carlos suffered minor injuries in the crash. 
 
 Carlos was charged with fleeing police and driving without a license. Robinson was not charged. 
 
 An Uber spokesman said Robinson was suspended from his gig as a driver. Carlos’ Uber account was also suspended.
– A Philadelphia Uber driver went down for a nap Saturday only to wake up in the middle of a police chase in New York, CBS New York reports. According to the Press & Sun-Bulletin, 20-year-old Juan Carlos hired 43-year-old Uber driver Corey Robinson to take him from Philadelphia to a college in central New York. It's a 275-mile drive, and at some point Robinson asked Carlos to take over driving for a bit so he could grab some shuteye. Around 5:35am, Carlos was spotted by state troopers allegedly going 21mph over the speed limit on the interstate, New York Daily News reports. Rather than pull over, troopers say Carlos sped up and tried to elude them. That's when Robinson finally woke up, wondering why they were driving so fast. Carlos explained to him they were being chased by police and refused to stop the car when Robinson told him to. Carlos allegedly eventually crashed Robinson's 2016 Hyundai Sonata into a guardrail, with both men sustaining minor injuries. Carlos has been charged with unlawfully fleeing a police officer, driving without a license, and several traffic violations. Robinson was released without charges. Uber has suspended the accounts of both men while it investigates the situation.