--- description: Taco Bell fired manager Benjamin Golden after he was caught on camera assaulting his Uber driver on Friday title: Taco Bell Manager Fired After Video Depicts Him Punching Uber Driver image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Taco Bell Manager Fired After Video Depicts Him Punching Uber Driver by [Joanna Plucinska](/author/joanna-plucinska/) ## Joanna Plucinska Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 3, 2015 2:51 AM CUT by [Joanna Plucinska](/author/joanna-plucinska/) ## Joanna Plucinska Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 3, 2015 2:51 AM CUT [Taco Bell fired](http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/taco-bell-fires-marketing-manager-who-was-caught-video-punching-uber-driver-167905 "undefined") a senior marketing manager after a video circulated on social media depicted him allegedly assaulting an Uber driver. Dashcam footage shows driver Edward Caban asking 32-year-old Benjamin Golden to leave the car after he wouldn’t provide him with directions. The video depicts Golden hitting the driver repeatedly over the head, at which point Caban turns around and pepper sprays Golden in the face. “Given the behavior of the individual, it is clear he can no longer work for us,” Taco Bell told [Adweek](http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/taco-bell-fires-marketing-manager-who-was-caught-video-punching-uber-driver-167905 "undefined") in a statement. “We have also offered and encouraged him to seek professional help.” Golden was arrested and later released after posting bail. He faces charges including assault. The [Los Angeles _Times_](http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-uber-rider-arrested-20151101-story.html "undefined") could not reach Golden for comment. The video, which contains profanity and may be disturbing to some viewers, can be watched [here.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtJVbsHIj9o "undefined") \[[_Adweek_](http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/taco-bell-fires-marketing-manager-who-was-caught-video-punching-uber-driver-167905 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4097677/taco-bell-manager-assault-fired/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4097677/taco-bell-manager-assault-fired/"},"headline":"Taco Bell Manager Fired After Video Depicts Him Punching Uber Driver","datePublished":"2015-11-03T02:51:20.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T12:17:24.081Z","description":"\"Given the behavior of the individual, it is clear he can no longer work for us\"","url":"https://time.com/4097677/taco-bell-manager-assault-fired/","keywords":["California","Crime","Bizarre","assault","los angeles"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Joanna Plucinska","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/joanna-plucinska/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4097677/taco-bell-manager-assault-fired/","name":"Taco Bell Manager Fired After Video Depicts Him Punching Uber Driver"}}]}] ```