A Philadelphia man suffered a brain hemorrhage while riding in an Uber on the morning of February 25. His driver, who had only recently started working with the company, acted quickly—and likely saved his life.
The ride had started out normally. Zvir, 38, who drives for Uber part-time while starting his own business, picked up Anderson,41, that morning. The two chatted during the trip. “We just started talking about music and stuff,” Zvir told PEOPLE. “And he mentioned that he [drove for] Uber as well. So we were just talking about that for a little bit.”
As they approached the destination, Zvir noticed Anderson's behavior change.
“His head was kind of bobbing up and down but he was still communicating,” Zvir recalled. “I was [like], ‘Justin, you okay? Do you need anything?’ I immediately rolled the windows down, blasted my A/C to try to see if it would make him feel a little better. But he was just getting worse and worse, and eventually he became unresponsive.”
Zvir pulled over and called 911. The dispatcher instructed him to begin CPR. Drawing on his experience as a former ambulance driver, Zvir quickly moved Anderson out of the car and began chest compressions.
Emergency responders arrived soon after. Unsure whether it was a drug-related incident or a medical emergency, they administered Narcan as a precaution and transported Anderson to the hospital.
Anderson’s mother, Deborah, later shared on GoFundMe that her son had suffered a subdural hematoma—a brain bleed caused by an arteriovenous (AV) fistula, a condition he likely had since birth but was unaware of.
Anderson underwent a craniotomy to relieve the pressure. In a March 29 update, Deborah said he remained unconscious but had made small signs of progress. “He was able to blink his eyes twice when I asked him two questions,” she wrote.
She noted that Anderson, a father of a 17-year-old daughter, had just started a new job. She expressed gratitude for the timing of events.
Zvir has been in contact with Anderson’s family and checks in for updates.
“I definitely want to meet him,” Zvir told PEOPLE. “And I also, I just want to make sure that he recovers.” He says he doesn’t view what he did as heroic.
“I feel like anybody would've done it,” he said. “I don't know. I guess I was raised to help. You just do it. You don't think about it, you just do it.”
“I saw somebody needed help and I just helped. That’s it.”
The ride had started out normally. Zvir, 38, who drives for Uber part-time while starting his own business, picked up Anderson,41, that morning. The two chatted during the trip. “We just started talking about music and stuff,” Zvir told PEOPLE. “And he mentioned that he [drove for] Uber as well. So we were just talking about that for a little bit.”
As they approached the destination, Zvir noticed Anderson's behavior change.
“His head was kind of bobbing up and down but he was still communicating,” Zvir recalled. “I was [like], ‘Justin, you okay? Do you need anything?’ I immediately rolled the windows down, blasted my A/C to try to see if it would make him feel a little better. But he was just getting worse and worse, and eventually he became unresponsive.”
Zvir pulled over and called 911. The dispatcher instructed him to begin CPR. Drawing on his experience as a former ambulance driver, Zvir quickly moved Anderson out of the car and began chest compressions.
Emergency responders arrived soon after. Unsure whether it was a drug-related incident or a medical emergency, they administered Narcan as a precaution and transported Anderson to the hospital.
Anderson’s mother, Deborah, later shared on GoFundMe that her son had suffered a subdural hematoma—a brain bleed caused by an arteriovenous (AV) fistula, a condition he likely had since birth but was unaware of.
Anderson underwent a craniotomy to relieve the pressure. In a March 29 update, Deborah said he remained unconscious but had made small signs of progress. “He was able to blink his eyes twice when I asked him two questions,” she wrote.
She noted that Anderson, a father of a 17-year-old daughter, had just started a new job. She expressed gratitude for the timing of events.
Zvir has been in contact with Anderson’s family and checks in for updates.
“I definitely want to meet him,” Zvir told PEOPLE. “And I also, I just want to make sure that he recovers.” He says he doesn’t view what he did as heroic.
“I feel like anybody would've done it,” he said. “I don't know. I guess I was raised to help. You just do it. You don't think about it, you just do it.”
“I saw somebody needed help and I just helped. That’s it.”
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