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Fired Taco Bell Exec Benjamin Golden Sued by Uber Driver: Report

Benjamin Golden, 32, of Newport Beach, California, has been charged with four misdemeanor counts by the Orange County District Attorney's Office.

Taco Bell exec charged in assault on Uber driver

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By Dan Mangan, CNBC

The Taco Bell executive who was fired after allegedly drunkenly attacking an Uber driver is "extremely remorseful" for the incident that was the subject of a viral video, and now wants to apologize to the driver in person, his lawyer said Wednesday.

An Uber driver involved in a violent confrontation that he captured on a now-viral video is reportedly suing the former Taco Bell executive who is accused of assaulting him.

Edward Caban's lawsuit, which seeks damages in excess of $25,000, came Tuesday, the same day that prosecutors in California filed upgraded criminal charges against his alleged assailant, 32-year-old Benjamin Golden.

Caban, in a civil suit filed in Orange County (California) Superior Court, accuses Golden of "assault, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and negligent infliction of emotional distress," according to a story posted online by KABC TV, Los Angeles.

Related: Suspect in Assault of Uber Driver Edward Caban Is Taco Bell Executive

Golden, who lost his job after allegedly beating Caban during an Uber ride last Friday, was slapped Tuesday with further criminal charges that put him at risk of spending up to a year behind bars and paying a $10,000 fine.

Uber passenger accused of assaulting driver has been fired

Nov. 3, 201500:28
A passenger attacks Uber driver Edward Caban.
A passenger attacks Uber driver Edward Caban.Edward Caban
Dan Mangan, CNBC

Dan Mangan is a reporter covering health care for CNBC.com.

Mangan has been a journalist for more than 20 years, most recently as a general assignment/rewrite reporter at the New York Post. In his more than dozen years at The Post, Mangan routinely covered major stories, including the 9/11 terror attacks, the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme, the 2008 financial meltdown and a slew of juicy Gotham scandals du jour, among them the personal tribulations of Yankee slugger Alex Rodriguez.