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Welcome,An Uber driver recounts the terrifying moment she jumped out of a moving vehicle to escape a passenger accused of kidnapping her.&nbsp;NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Meredith/WSMV) – A female Uber driver jumped out of her vehicle to escape a passenger who kidnapped her at knifepoint in Tennessee, authorities said.Police arrested Christopher C. Miller on Monday in Jacksonville, Florida, following a multi-state search. He was wanted in the abduction of 26-year-old Carolina Vargas, who he forced to drive from Tennessee to Georgia at knifepoint, according to investigators.Vargas said she picked up Miller last Tuesday when he claimed his semi-truck broke down in Nashville. She then drove him to a motel in Cleveland, Tennessee, and made arrangements to pick him up on Friday to take him back to his truck."I wasn’t scared," Vargas told WSMV-TV. "Normally if I feel weird about something, I don’t do it at all."When Vargas returned Friday, Miller told her he knew a faster route to avoid traffic. Vargas began questioning him about the direction they were traveling. Miller then pulled out a knife from his bag and hit her in the rib cage, police said.While driving on a highway in Cohutta, Georgia, about 40 minutes outside of Chattanooga, she jumped from her car. Vargas hit the pavement and sustained several critical injuries. Three of her teeth fell out and the back tire of the car ran over her legs, according to a GoFundMe page set up to raise money for her surgeries."I know it was my only chance," she said. "If I got to where he wanted me to be, I wasn’t going to make it out. That’s when I grabbed the phone, unplugged it, and jumped."At one point, a woman stopped along the busy highway to help. Vargas calls the woman an angel."I grabbed her hand so hard, and I was just like please don’t leave me. Please please, please don’t leave me." Vargas said. "I don’t want to die please don’t leave me please."The suspect then got into the driver’s seat and left her unconscious in the middle of the highway, according to investigators.Miller was charged with kidnapping, false imprisonment, hijacking a motor vehicle, aggravated assault and possession of a knife during a crime by Florida authorities. Police said he had multiple firearms in his possession during his arrest.As for Vargas, she's recovering at home but will need extensive reconstructive dental surgeries. She said she wants to get her story out for one reason."If it wasn’t because I jumped, and because I saved myself with God's help, I wouldn’t be here. And who knows who would be the next victim," Vargas said.&nbsp;Copyright 2020&nbsp;WSMV&nbsp;(Meredith Corporation). All rights reserved.&nbsp;&nbsp;×××Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd,racist or sexually-oriented language.PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.Don't Threaten. Threats of harming anotherperson will not be tolerated.Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyoneor anything.Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ismthat is degrading to another person.Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link oneach comment to let us know of abusive posts.Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitnessaccounts, the history behind an article.© Copyright 2020 (A Meredith Corporation Station), One Memorial Drive St. Louis, MO&nbsp;| &nbsp;| &nbsp;|Powered by from .

Welcome,An Uber driver recounts the terrifying moment she jumped out of a moving vehicle to escape a passenger accused of kidnapping her.&nbsp;NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Meredith/WSMV) – A female Uber driver jumped out of her vehicle to escape a passenger who kidnapped her at knifepoint in Tennessee, authorities said.Police arrested Christopher C. Miller on Monday in Jacksonville, Florida, following a multi-state search. He was wanted in the abduction of 26-year-old Carolina Vargas, who he forced to drive from Tennessee to Georgia at knifepoint, according to investigators.Vargas said she picked up...

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