Car-sharing app Turo defends security standards after New Year’s attacks

A pickup truck rented through the app Turo sits wrecked after an attack in New Orleans. Both vehicles used in two New Year’s Day attacks in New Orleans and Las Vegas were rented through Turo, a car-sharing app. In a statement, the company defended itself, saying it’s committed to the “highest standards in risk management.” “We do not believe that either renter involved in the Las Vegas and New Orleans attacks had a criminal background that would have identified them as a security threat,” Turo said in a statement Wednesday. “We are actively partnering with law enforcement authorities as they investigate both incidents.” In the first attack early Wednesday morning, 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar plowed a Ford pickup truck he rented on Turo into a crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, killing at least 14 and injuring many others before being killed by police.