A Colorado state lawmaker is suing the ride-hailing company Lyft and a Colorado-based transportation outfit after she says she was sexually assaulted by her driver on a ride last year.

A Colorado state representative is suing the rideshare app Lyft and a local transportation company after she says she was sexually assaulted.

Colorado state lawmaker Jenny Willford has filed a lawsuit against Lyft and Shanu Transportation after she claims she was sexually assaulted.

Colorado Rep. Jenny Willford has filed a lawsuit against the ride-share app Lyft over an alleged sexual assault during a trip with a man impersonating a certified driver last February. Willford alleged in the suit that she was “subjected to unwelcome,

This story contains details of sexual assault and might be difficult for some readers. Democratic State Rep. Jenny Willford of Northglenn is suing the ride share company Lyft in an effort to improve passenger safety after she said she was sexually assaulted by a Lyft driver last year.

Nearly 7,000 people have reported being sexually assaulted as passengers or drivers of the Lyft ride-share platform, according to the company's safety reports. Colorado Representative Jenny Willford is among those thousands of victims.