DENVER (KMGH/CNN/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - A rideshare company was accused of having a "systemic problem of sexual assault on passengers." Colorado State Representative Jenny Willford has come forward with a harrowing personal story, alleging she was sexually assaulted by a Lyft driver last February.

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 raped by a Lyft driver last year.

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

Colorado state lawmaker Jenny Willford has filed a lawsuit against Lyft and Shanu Transportation after she claims she was sexually assaulted. Willford, a Democrat representing the 34th District, Northglenn and Thornton,

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.

A Colorado state representative is suing the rideshare app Lyft and a local transportation company after she says 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,

A Colorado representative is suing Lyft and an independent transportation company for failing to take proper actions to prevent her alleged sexual assault by one of its drivers last year.

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