Shaker heights, ohio woio a former bus driver for the greater cleveland regional transit authority rta who is accused of fighting a. Video shows suspended greater cleveland rta driver. New cdl passenger bus driver careers are added daily on. Purchase and use rta bus passes instantly on your phone. However, new information from fox 19 and other stations reveals that the woman who was punched by the driver, a 22year veteran of the rta, is actually 25 years old. You going to jail now, the driver says twice before throwing an uppercut that knocks the woman to the ground. Video shows fight between rta bus driver and passenger. There are over 1,420 cdl passenger bus driver careers waiting for you to apply. Cleveland, ohio rta officials released additional details, including surveillance video, of a jan. Greater cleveland rta fires bus driver charged in fight. Fulton greater cleveland regional transit authority. The agency said friday that the bus driver is a 22year veteran of the regional transit authority and was suspended immediately. Video shows violent assault involving rta bus operator that. In firing lesley, rta wrote, video showed the driver escalating the situation, engaging inforce, and refusing to let the passenger off the bus.
Passenger hits transit bus driver, brawl ensues wsvn. Routes greater cleveland regional transit authority. Cleveland rta driver, passenger charged in fight on bus. Clevelands rta is considering more safety measures on buses following a series of fights between. Artis hughes has also been fired from the greater cleveland regional transit. Rta made several changes to improve service, enhance connections and boost reliability. Our service area covers 2,500 square miles of western riverside county, among the largest in the nation.
Rapidlink gold line ucr, downtown riverside, galleria at tyler, corona. This was the 22 year veteran who delivered an upper cut to an unruly female passenger named shidea lane well, that driver was fired from his job and charged with assault last november. Jun 19, 2019 a greater cleveland rta driver and a passenger are charged in a fight aboard a bus in shaker heights. Whatever happened to the cleveland bus driver who delivered. Former rta bus driver accused of fighting with passenger. Shocking video shows fight between cleveland bus driver. This is the dramatic moment a bus driver brawls with a hooded man in front of stunned onlookers in a broad daylight bust up. Video shows violent assault involving rta bus operator that led to. Jul 12, 2019 in firing lesley, rta wrote, video showed the driver escalating the situation, engaging inforce, and refusing to let the passenger off the bus.
Cleveland the iteam now has security video showing a male rta bus driver having a fistfight and violent struggle with a female passenger. I am not the one to condone violence however i am curious to know what transpired between this student and the driver before someone captured this video on their phone. The passenger then appears to throw a punch at the driver, who responds with punches of his own. Passenger hits transit bus driver, brawl ensues wsvn 7news. Riverside transit agency rta provides both local and regional services throughout the region with 36 fixedroutes, eight commuterlink routes, and dialaride services using 285 vehicles.
Oct 12, 2012 ohio bus driver punches female passenger on video. Cleveland rta bus driver upper cuts passenger 368189 20121012t20. Dec 27, 2018 the greater cleveland regional transit authority rta is currently investigating the fight between a male bus driver and a female passenger after a video of the driver throwing an uppercut and fibhts the woman off his busfox 8 cleveland reports. Passenger punches nj transit bus driver in face, police say. Cleveland fists fly between an rta bus driver and a passenger, and fox 8 has obtained surveillance video of the scuffle. Please click the report button below if the video on this page is not working properly. Greater cleveland rta driver, passenger facing misdemeanor. Rta bus driver fired after fight with passenger caught on video fox8. A greater cleveland rta driver and a passenger are charged in a fight aboard a bus in shaker heights. The driver, who is wearing a stagecoach fleece, can be seen dragging the.
Service between the cleveland clinic main campus and the area of hillcrest hospital, at mayfield road and som center road. Former rta bus driver sentenced for uppercut punch of unruly. Pta operates an extended bus network of 119 internal lines, including 35 lines linking to metro stations, 12 intercity lines to transport passengers to other emirates, 62 internal lines and 8 fast lines. Oct 12, 2012 the original youtube video seen below showing a physical altercation between a bus driver and a female passenger aboard a cleveland bus describes the female as a teen girl. Looks like cleveland bus drivers arent the only ones fighting back disrespectful passengers.
Video shows violent assault involving rta bus operator. Bus driver uppercuts female passenger video youtube. Former rta bus driver guilty of fighting with a passenger. The driver was suspended in the wake of the june 7 incident, which occurred as the bus pulled into a green road station, rta spokeswoman linda krecic said. Jun 14, 2019 video released friday shows a suspended greater cleveland rta driver fighting a passenger aboard a bus in shaker heights.
Video shows suspended greater cleveland rta bus driver. The greater cleveland rta fired a driver who is facing misdemeanor charges in a fight with a passenger aboard a bus stopped at a shaker. Ridge greater cleveland regional transit authority. Between cleveland clinic main campus and miles and east 177th. Shaker heights, ohio video released friday shows a greater cleveland rta driver fighting a passenger aboard a bus stopped at a station in shaker heights, the agency said. Omg mta bus driver fights student on bus videos metatube. Wsvn a brawl erupted on board a broward county transit bus on memorial day after a passengers expletivelaced taunts escalated into fisticuffs, the bus driver and a. Dramatic moment bus driver brawls with man in street as. Video shows suspended greater cleveland rta driver fighting.
Security video shows a male rta bus driver having a fist fight and violent struggle with a female passenger. Greater cleveland rta fires bus driver charged in fight with. Passes are the size of a credit card, printed on sturdy paper with a magnetic stripe on the back. The lowstress way to find your next cdl passenger bus driver job opportunity is on simplyhired. The witness video shows a male bus driver and a female passenger involved in an altercation. The fox 8 i team now has security video showing a male rta bus driver having a fistfight and violent struggle with a female passenger. Between downtown cleveland and parma transit center via w 54. In the video you see what appears to be the passenger yelling at the driver to do his job. Bus security video last month captured a fistfight between lesley and rider cierra gill. Rather than showing your pass to the driver, you will swipe your pass in the farebox similar to using an atm card. The video shows the driver, a 28year rta veteran, lock the door, then call transit police for help.
Rta driver fights with passenger who kicked out window. The public transport agency provides public bus services with a large fleet of 1,518 buses. The riverside transit agency offers 39 local fixed routes, eight commuterlink express routes and rapidlink gold line. Cleveland rta driver, passenger charged in fight on bus by evan macdonald, cleveland. Driver uppercuts the sht outta 25yearold girl in cleveland. Former rta bus driver accused of fighting with passenger refuses. Oct 12, 2012 the agency said friday that the bus driver is a 22year veteran of the regional transit authority and was suspended immediately. Jan 11, 20 whatever happened to cleveland bus driver artis hughes. The greater cleveland regional transit authority rta is currently investigating the fight between a male bus driver and a female passenger after a video of the driver throwing an uppercut and fibhts the woman off his busfox 8 cleveland reports. After serving the parma transit center, it continues to its end at the cuyahoga community college western campus. Police say it began with an argument and escalated to the passenger. Mohammed abdullah al ali, director of buses at the rta, said passenger complaints are taken very seriously. Video shows violent assault involving rta bus operator that led to drivers suspension bus driver and passenger get into an altercation on a cleveland rta by chris anderson june 14, 2019 at 3. Welcome to the wrta your regional transit authority.
The worcester regional transit authority wrta is a regional transit system that services the city of worcester and the surrounding 36 communities in the central massachusetts area with a bus fleet that includes allelectric buses as well as many dieselelectric hybrid buses the second largest regional transit authority in. Lesley entered a firstoffenders program after pleading no contest to unlawful. Ohio bus driver punches female passenger on video cbs news. Cleveland rta driver, passenger charged in fight on bus youtube. Bus drivers are subject to laws and strict rules, he said. On october th i wrote this letter to cleveland rta in defense of the driver that became enraged of the passenger that should have never been allowed on the bus. There are over 40 rta driver careers waiting for you to apply. Cell phone video released that shows heated fight between rta bus driver and passenger. Rta is looking at ways to keep its bus drivers and passengers. Rta needs to do more to protect drivers and passengers on a daily bus ride. Use your student id card to ride anytime, anywhere we go.
Rta bus driver fired after fight with passenger caught on. Rta uses electronic fareboxes in all fixed route buses. Apr 04, 2018 nj transit bus operator punched in the face by a passenger. Former rta bus driver sentenced for uppercut punch of. Apply to bus driver, shuttle driver, operator trainee and more. Thug punches bus driver and then gets his as kicked by him. The driver, who is wearing a stagecoach fleece, can. Jun 14, 2019 the fox 8 i team now has security video showing a male rta bus driver having a fistfight and violent struggle with a female passenger. Shaker heights, ohio the fox 8 i team has uncovered more about a fight on board an rta bus that got a driver fired, and weve found.
See what changed and view the new ride guide and system map. Bus driver delivers uppercut to female passenger huffpost. Video shows suspended greater cleveland rta bus driver fighting. Video released friday shows a greater cleveland rta driver fighting a passenger aboard a bus stopped at a station in shaker heights, the agency said. By alan rodges and julia tullos january 14, 2020 at 9.
Nj transit bus operator punched in the face by a passenger. Barely a month after a cleveland bus driver uppercut a disruptive female passenger on his route, another brawl between a bus operator and teenager in baltimore went viral monday afternoon. Video gives first look at incident that led to rta. East 185 greater cleveland regional transit authority. Rta holds 15 public meetings to discuss budget issues jul 01, 2015 rta operates holiday schedule, friday, july 3, and extra rail on july 4, 2015 jun 25, 2014 dozens of farmers markets available on rta routes. Surveillance video showed a passenger throwing a sucker punch at an rta bus driver during the early evening of thursday, june 28, 2018. Rta bus driver talks about what led him to uppercut passenger. Whatever happened to cleveland bus driver artis hughes. Shaker heights, ohio the greater cleveland rta fired a bus driver who is facing misdemeanor charges in a fight with a passenger, the agency said. In the cities of corona, beaumont and banning, rta coordinates regional services with municipal transit systems. The lowstress way to find your next rta driver job opportunity is on simplyhired.
Have you seen this video of a baltimore bus driver who beat the fur off of a student. Service between downtown cleveland and e 1 miles loop, via prospect ave, cedar ave, and e 116, connecting to the cedar university rapid station. Dramatic moment bus driver brawls with man in street as pair. May 04, 2017 this is the dramatic moment a bus driver brawls with a hooded man in front of stunned onlookers in a broad daylight bust up. A former rta bus driver pleaded no contest thursday in shaker heights municipal court to unlawful restraint, for fighting with a passenger. The rta fired anthony lesley effective july 3, agency spokeswoman linda krecic said thursday. The greater cleveland rta fired a driver who is facing misdemeanor charges in a fight with a passenger aboard a bus stopped at a shaker heights station, the agency said. Meanwhile, the passenger, who later indicated that he is homeless, walks to the back of the bus. The original youtube video seen below showing a physical altercation between a bus driver and a female passenger aboard a cleveland bus describes the female as a teen girl. Millions of people across the world watched on youtube a violent confrontation on an rta bus in cleveland involving a bus driver and a female passenger. An nj transit bus operator was allegedly punched in the face by a passenger saturday aboard a bus he was driving in englewood. The driver of bus 2802 leaves his seat after the woman appears to strike him. Seniordisabled fares require passenger to show valid rta senior or disabled id, state issued id or a medicare card with a photo id. In riverside, rta coordinates with the citys riverside special services, which provides ada.
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