South Carolina: Uber bill spurred by killing nears passage

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A bill supporters say will make ride sharing services like Uber safer is a step closer to passing in South Carolina.
The proposal was spurred by last month’s killing of 21-year-old University of South Carolina student Samantha Josephson, who police say mistakenly got into the car of someone impersonating an Uber driver.
The Senate Transportation Committee unanimously sent the proposal to the Senate floor Wednesday. The bill requires ride sharing drivers display