The Oklahoma Metropolis Public Transportation Division launched a video on Wednesday exhibiting the assault on an EMBARK bus driver.
The incident occurred on Saturday close to the intersection of N Western Avenue and West Britton Street. Tihron Harrison, 23, was apprehended by the police after allegedly placing the driving force a number of instances and forcibly eradicating him from the driving force’s seat whereas the bus was in movement. One other view captured a passenger making an attempt to intervene within the assault as the driving force was thrown to the bottom. Shortly after, the bus was seen swerving off the street and crashing right into a enterprise. Luckily, the bus driver was saved from being ejected by way of the windshield by sporting a seat belt.
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“Clearly (the driving force) had some bumps and bruises. We acquired him to medical amenities proper after and he’s off work now however doing nicely,” Jason Ferbrache mentioned from the OKC Director of Public Transportation and Parking Division.
Ferbrache talked about that the driving force diligently adhered to town’s insurance policies in an effort to make sure the security of everybody on board.
“While you run right into a scenario like that, regardless of how a lot coaching you may have, it’s very tough to arrange for any individual actually assaulting you when you’re working a automobile in movement,” mentioned Ferbrache.
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Harrison fled the scene, however was subsequently apprehended by legislation enforcement, dropped at the hospital for a medical analysis, after which positioned beneath arrest.
