text: Have you ever wondered what it would be like — and how much money it would cost — to travel more than 300 miles across four states via Uber? 
   
   Well, a young man from New Jersey can tell you. 
   
   Kenneth Bachman, from Sewell, N.J., was visiting friends late last week near West Virginia University and had been drinking at a fraternity party. Many would argue that he did the responsible thing and ordered an Uber to take him home. The only problem? Home was a five-hour ride away. 
   
   No fear! His driver was up to the task — for the right price: a whopping $1,635.93. 
   
   “We went to a frat party and then went to the bar. I was getting drinks all night. I probably spent, like, $200 at the bar after already drinking all day,” Bachman told CBS Philly of his experience on Friday. “Basically, I kind of just blacked out. The last thing I remember was being at the bar, and then I just woke up in the Uber next to an older dude telling me I was an hour out from Jersey.” 
   
   “I was just like … ‘That’s crazy. Like, why did you agree to, like, take me to New Jersey from West Virginia?’ ” Bachman told the station about the sobering moment when he realized what he had done. 
   
   [First came UberPool. Now there’s an even cheaper option, but it requires some extra effort.] 
   
   It’s unclear who holds the record for the longest trip via a car-sharing service. 
   
   In the summer, three Chinese professionals called an Uber to take them from the Dallas-Fort Worth area to Nashville when their connecting flight was canceled, ABC affiliate WFAA reported at the time. 
   
   That’s more than 650 miles — and the trip took more than 11 hours, according to the station. 
   
   When asked about Bachman’s Uber adventure, a spokeswoman for the ride-hailing company confirmed to The Washington Post that the high-priced trip did occur, and that the driver took the passenger to the destination he requested. 
   
   Uber reached out to the passenger, the spokeswoman said, and he agreed to pay the fare. 
   
   Bachman told CBS Philly that he suspects the ride would have cost about $800 had he ordered a standard Uber — but he ordered the more expensive UberXL. 
   
   Looking back on it, he told the station, “I guess it’s kind of embarrassing.” 
   
   This report has been updated. 
   
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   After a night of partying with buddies in Morgantown, W.V. last Friday, Kenny Bachman thought he had called an Uber to take him back to where he was staying near West Virginia University's campus. 
   
   Instead, he woke up in the passenger seat of a 2011 Toyota Sienna minivan next to an Uber driver that was taking him home. Not where he was staying with friends in West Virginia, but home home. 
   
   Like, where he lives. In Gloucester County. More than 300 miles away. 
   
   "I just woke up," Bachman told NJ Advance Media in a phone interview. "And I'm thinking, 'Why the f--- am I in the car next to some random ass dude I don't even know?" 
   
   The price? A hefty $1,635.93. 
   
   "Afterwards I had it fully sink in," Bachman said. "Once the ride ended and I saw how much it was when I was like 'Alright, this is insane, that's just crazy.'" 
   
   A $3.94 base fare, a $2.35 booking fee, $696.95 for distance, $115.90 for time. Things were more expensive because Bachman unintentionally ordered an UberXL, which can hold up to six passengers and is exponentially more expensive than the typical UberX. Still, it would have been just $819.14 -- if not for the surge pricing, which doubled every charge except the booking fee. 
   
   Bachman says he passed out in the van and after two hours woke up to the driver telling him they were on their way to New Jersey. Couldn't he just get out of the car once he realized what was happening? 
   
   "No, because what am I, just going to get dropped off on the side of the road?" Bachman says. 
   
   The Uber driver didn't have money for tolls, Bachman says, and was fined at every tollbooth. When they did get back to New Jersey, Bachman went to a CVS in Sewell and got cash back to give him money for tolls on the way back. 
   
   Bachman got back to New Jersey safe and sound. He even gave his driver five stars. But he challenged the charge; he claims he never put in the home address for the Uber. Bachman says the driver had his phone, even having answered a FaceTime call from a friend while he was asleep. 
   
   "Obviously I sent the Uber, I don't know where to, I know I wouldn't send it to my house, I knew where I was," Bachman said. "He was on my phone, without me allowing it." 
   
   Uber confirmed that the ride did indeed occur and that the driver took the rider to the destination he requested. Uber also connected with Bachman and resolved the matter, which ended with him agreeing to pay the fare. 
   
   
   
   
   
   Correction: An earlier version of this story misidentified the make and model of the Uber car. 
   
   Jeremy Schneider may be reached at jschneider@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @J_Schneider. Find NJ.com on Facebook. ||||| PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Let’s start with the good news in this story. 
   
   Kenneth Bachman of Sewell made it safely back to his Gloucester County, New Jersey home from a party on Friday. 
   
   The bad news? That party was in Morgantown, West Virginia. 
   
   “I was just like, that’s crazy. Why did you agree to take me to New Jersey from West Virginia?” he said. 
   
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   Kenneth explains that he had been out with buddies near the campus of West Virginia University when he says he wanted to call it a night, so he ordered an Uber ride, which he doesn’t quite recall doing, and then fell asleep. 
   
   “We went to a frat party and then went to the bar. I was getting drinks all night; I probably spent like $200 at the bar after already drinking all day,” said Bachman. “Basically, I kinda just blacked out. The last thing I remember was being at the bar and then I just woke up in the Uber next to an older dude telling me I was an hour out from Jersey.” 
   
   Once he made it home the price tag of the blurry trip became clear: $1,635.93. 
   
   Kenneth adds that he accidentally ordered a more expensive UberXL, and had no choice but to pay the fare. 
   
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   John Denver sings, “Country roads, take me home,” in West Virginia’s unofficial anthem. 
   
   In Kenneth’s case, they took him home alright but he won’t be here for long. 
   
   “I’m heading back to West Virginia this weekend to pick up my bags so if you guys see me say, ‘what’s up!’”
target: – We all know you shouldn't drink and drive. Kenneth Bachman is living proof you probably shouldn't drink and Uber either. He was hit with a $1,635.93 Uber fare after accidentally taking the ride service from near the West Virginia University campus, where he was partying with friends last Friday night, to his home in New Jersey, CBS Philadelphia reports. “We went to a frat party and then went to the bar. I was getting drinks all night; I probably spent like $200 at the bar after already drinking all day,” Bachman says. “Basically, I kinda just blacked out." Needless to say, Bachman doesn't really remember calling himself an Uber. He says he woke up to the driver telling him they were about an hour away from New Jersey. “I was just like, that’s crazy. Why did you agree to take me to New Jersey from West Virginia?” Bachman says. Five hours and 300 miles after ordering the Uber, Bachman was home, the Washington Post reports. The ride would have been a good deal cheaper if Bachman hadn't drunkenly treated himself to a more expensive UberXL. According to NJ.com, surge pricing also doubled the cost. Bachman challenged the fare, arguing he would have told the driver to take him to his friends' place near the university campus—not all the way to New Jersey. "I know I wouldn't send it to my house," Bachman says. "I knew where I was." Uber states Bachman did indeed give the driver his home address, and Bachman agreed to pay the fare after the company contacted him. He gave the driver five stars and cash for paying tolls on the way back to West Virginia.