ATLANTA, GA. (THECOUNT) — Atlanta Uber driver, Latonya Young, had her college dreams come true after Uber passenger, Kevin Esch, inexplicably paid off her college debt following a ride.
Young, 43, and a single mom, said it was a fare she’ll never forget.
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“I got a call to go to Mercedes-Benz Stadium. It was an Atlanta United game,” Young said.
During this particular trip, Young shared a bit of her life story with the passenger.
At the age of 16, she had to dropout of high school to raise her first child. She recently had to drop out of college because of a $700 unpaid balance to Georgia State University.
“Every time I got ready to pay the money, my kids needed something,” Young recalled. “I said, ‘Okay, I’ll just wait.’”
A few days after that rideshare, Young got a phone call from the school, reports KKTV.
“And the message stated, ‘You can register for classes now,’” Young explained. “I was literally blown away. A stranger has never done that or done anything like that for me.”
Esch even attended Young’s graduation from Georgia State.
“When he paid the balance, I had to do this for him. I maintained my grades, As and Bs, just trying to do everything to make sure he knows I appreciate him,” Young stressed.
She earned an associate’s degree in criminal justice. This month, she’ll be back in class to pursue a bachelor’s.
Esch wasn’t available for an interview but said Young is an inspiration to him.
Geo quick facts: Atlanta is the capital of the U.S. state of Georgia. It played an important part in both the Civil War and the 1960s Civil Rights Movement. Atlanta History Center chronicles the city’s past, and the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site is dedicated to the African-American leader’s life and times. Downtown, Centennial Olympic Park, built for the 1996 Olympics, encompasses the massive Georgia Aquarium – wikipedia.