SOUTH MIAMI, Fla. — In a bold new interpretation of ride-sharing, a South Florida woman allegedly decided that instead of being driven home by Lyft, she would simply become the Lyft and take the entire car with her.

According to police, the incident unfolded just after 8:45 p.m. Monday, when 37-year-old Lindsey Chrystyn Josefsberg summoned a Lyft to a Family Dollar — already a sentence that suggests trouble was nearby.

When the unsuspecting driver arrived in his Honda Accord, Josefsberg reportedly asked for a little help loading her bags. Being polite, the driver walked around to the back of the car.

That’s when Josefsberg allegedly executed what detectives later described as “the world’s cheapest grand theft auto.”

Instead of waiting like a normal passenger, she calmly slid into the driver’s seat and drove off with the entire vehicle, apparently promoting herself from “rider” to “operator” in under three seconds.

Unfortunately for her, the plan had a fatal flaw.

She forgot… the driver’s phone.

Still sitting inside the stolen car was the driver’s cellphone — which, thanks to modern technology and a girlfriend with an iPhone, immediately betrayed her location using “Find My iPhone,” a feature now officially endorsed by law enforcement everywhere.

Authorities say the phone led them straight to Josefsberg’s own home in the Sunset area, because apparently she believed the best hiding place for a stolen car… was her own driveway.

Deputies soon spotted the Honda and watched as Josefsberg climbed back into the vehicle with friends, at which point officers pulled her over, likely impressed by both her confidence and her complete lack of strategy.

According to police, Josefsberg freely admitted, “she stole the vehicle,” possibly realizing the game was already very much over.

But wait — Florida always adds a bonus round.

Inside her purse, deputies allegedly found:

• A pink glass pipe with suspected cocaine residue

• A half-milligram Xanax pill

Because nothing says “professional car thief” like accessorizing.

Then came the final plot twist:
Josefsberg’s driver’s license had been suspended for more than two years.

So to recap:

• She stole a Lyft

• While high

• With drugs in her purse

• While legally forbidden to drive

• And parked it at her own house

Police charged her with grand theft auto and drug offenses, and she was booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on a $5,150 bond.

Authorities are now reminding the public that Lyft offers many services — but “temporary vehicle ownership” is not one of them.

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