City Police Partners with #WHATSMYNAME Foundation in Ride Share Safety Program

SARATOGA SPRINGS — the Saratoga Springs Police Department has partnered with the #WHATSMYNAME Foundation to promote ride share safety and awareness throughout the community Public Safety Commissioner Tim Coll announced last week. 

The initiative honors the memory of Samantha Josephson, a New Jersey resident kidnapped and murdered in March 2019 near the University of South Carolina by someone posing as a rideshare driver. 

In response to the tragedy, Josephson’s family founded the #WHATSMYNAME Foundation to educate the public on the importance of verifying ride share drivers. 

A central message of the campaign is the simple but powerful reminder: always ask, “What’s my name?” before entering a ride share vehicle.

As the city continues to encourage the use of rideshare and taxi services for convenience and safety, new roadside signs will be installed to remind passengers to take precautionary steps before getting into any vehicle, Coll said.