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MTA Bus (file/Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

MTA Employees Arrested In Burglary, Reported Road Rage Incidents

Two Metropolitan Transportation Authority employees were arrested in separate incidents this weekend.

2013/04/28

Bus Driver Charged In Deadly Hit-And-Run At Newark Airport

A bus driver has been charged with striking and killing a pedestrian in a hit-and-run at Newark Liberty International Airport last fall.

2013/04/22

MTA Bus Driver Charged With Strangulation, Assault

A Metropolitan Transit Authority bus driver was arrested Sunday and charged with strangulation and assault.

2013/01/20

Bus driver James Sommer was arrested Monday (credit: Suffolk County Police)

L.I. Bus Driver Charged With DWI After Backing Into Tree Limb

James Sommer was to held overnight at the 2nd Precinct for his arraignment Tuesday at First District Court in Central Islip.

2012/10/22

Report: Man Accused In Syringe Stabbing Can’t Ride Bus Without Escort

A man accused of stabbing a New York City bus driver with a syringe is now forbidden from getting on a city bus without an escort.

CBS New York–2012/10/09

MTA Bus Driver Stabbed With Syringe; Union Calls For Better Protections

Police released a sketch of the suspect, who authorities said fled the bus after the stabbing, on Monday evening.

2012/09/24

Police: Teen Punched Bronx Bus Driver In The Face

The suspect punched the driver in the face without warning after boarding the BX21 bus at Ferris Place and Westchester Avenue around 9:45 p.m. on Aug. 15, police said.

2012/08/29

Bus Driver Beaten Into Coma Following Fender Bender Dies After Being Taken Off Of Life Support

A school bus driver who was in a coma after being beaten by an angry motorist, died on Friday night.

2012/06/23

Bloomberg, Walcott Warn Of Possible Strike By Bus Drivers; Union Rips Mayor In Statement

Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott unveiled an emergency plan in the event the strike occurs. However, a statement by ATU Local 1181 said there are “no immediate plans” for a strike.

2011/11/18

NJ Bus Company To Suspend Driver For Allegedly Texting At The Wheel

Other bus drivers say the company warns them about using cell phones.

2011/10/05

L.I. Bus Driver George Daw, Fired For Rescuing 3 Detectives, Gets Job Back

The Long Island bus driver who was fired last week after helping three stranded Nassau County detectives during a downpour has been reinstated and will receive back pay.

2011/08/12

NJ Transit bus stop (credit: Photo/njtransit.com)

NJ Transit Bus Driver Found Dead Inside Idling Bus At Port Authority Terminal

A passenger found Thomas Truex slumped in a passenger seat on board the bus. The bus was parked in a spot where drivers take coffee or bathroom breaks.

2011/08/01

Police say a city bus driver was attacked by a passenger on Fordham Road during the evening commute on June 21, 2011 (credit: CBS 2)

Police: NYC Bus Driver Attacked By Teen Passenger Carrying Dog

A vicious assault on a New York City bus driver began with an argument over a small dog. Police said the suspect, a teenaged girl, flew into a rage Tuesday night when her pet was barred from the bus at a stop in the Bronx

2011/06/22