Moment wild-eyed woman viciously attacks NYC Uber driver with pepper spray 'because of his skin color'

Disturbing video footage has captured nan infinitesimal a wild-eyed female viciously attacked a New York City Uber driver pinch capsicum spray allegedly 'because of his tegument color.'  

The alarming video, which has gone viral connected societal media, showed Jennifer Guilbeault, 23, unleashing capsicum spray successful an unprovoked onslaught connected driver, 45-year-old Shohel Mahmud, during a late-night thrust successful Midtown Manhattan. 

The onslaught occurred astir 11:20 p.m. connected Tuesday nighttime adjacent Lexington Avenue and East 66th Street. 

The harrowing video shows Guilbeault stepping toward nan driver's spot and unleashing nan capsicum spray connected Mahmud. 

Mahmud desperately trying to flight nan attack, moreover jumping retired of nan moving conveyance astatine 1 constituent reasoning it was a robbery. 

But arsenic nan car continued to move, he sewage backmost successful erstwhile nan relentless onslaught continued. 

Afterward, her friend tin beryllium heard yelling 'Jen, Jen, Jen! Why did you do that?' 

Mahmud, a begetter of 3 from Queens, had picked up Guilbeault and a friend successful Midtown for what should person been a regular trip. 

Mahmud revealed what he recalled of nan terrifying incident and nan alleged motive down nan unprovoked assault.

'Her friend, she is yelling, 'Jen, Jen, what nan f–k, what are you doing? What's going on?' Mahmud told nan New York Post. 'Her friend is asking 'Why did you do that?' And she say, 'He's brown.'

'They are talking to each other,' he told The Post. 'I'm not talking to them, my occupation is to thrust them. I commencement going consecutive down nan Central Park Traverse, consecutive down to 65th and Lexington. Suddenly, this woman for nary logic spray maine pinch capsicum spray.'

'I mean this is wholly ridiculous,' he said. 'I do thing and she spray me. Pepper spray is illegal. She battle a driver for nary reason. This is simply a dislike crime.'

Police quickly arrived connected segment and arrested Guilbeault connected charges of third-degree assault.

But she was later released connected a table quality summons and has an chartless tribunal day set. 

Authorities aren't presently investigating nan incident arsenic a dislike crime, contempt Mahmud's claims of group motivation.