Raleigh teen shares scary moments inside Lyft ride before she decided to jump out

Eziya Bowden, 16, explained to WRAL News why she jumped out of a moving car.
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A teenager in Raleigh said she had to jump out of a moving car Tuesday after she felt unsafe as a passenger in a Lyft ride.
Eziya Bowden, 16, said she got into a Lyft after work just after 9 p.m. Tuesday. She said the driver kept spraying something inside the car. After the fourth spray, she felt sleepy and that's when she started thinking of a way out.
“I had to figure out how to get out of this car,” Bowden said.
Bowden said she cried and yelled, but the driver wouldn't let her out. She finally got the door open and jumped at 7300 Fox Road.
“I think if I didn’t, I wouldn’t have made it back home. That’s why I did it,” Bowden said. “Something told me to go (jump). I feel like it saved my life.”
Bowden said she woke up in the hospital with injuries to her face, arms, back and legs.
“I know this is real and i know that it happens," Bowden said. "I never knew this could happened to me."
Bowden said nine times out of 10, your gut instinct is right.
"I would not wish this on my worst enemy," Bowden said. "Just stay safe."
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