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Posted by GOLD_12th on Mon Nov 2 14:56:42 2009  Orion V #6117, damage windshield In a Halloween prank turned tragic, an MTA bus driver struck and killed a Bronx man who had just thrown a heavy object at the vehicle, shattering part of the front window,police said. The incident raised the alarm of transit employees who were already on watch against increasingly violent pranksters on Halloween. Earlier in the day, a windshield on another Bronx bus was shattered after it was allegedly struck with a bullet from a BB gun. In the fatal encounter, police said Luis Rivera, 22, was lying unconscious on Boston Road and Third Avenue after the Bx21 bus struck him at 10:30 p.m. He was taken to Lincoln Hospital and pronounced dead. The incident was ruled as an accident and the driver, who was not identified, was not charged, police said. Passengers and the driver were not hurt. It’s a time-honored tradition for kids in many neighborhoods to bomb buses with eggs on Halloween. amNewYork reported last week that NYC Transit deploys cleaning patrols on Halloween to remove eggs, which are a safety hazard. The violence this weekend came as MTA workers tried to help each other out through Operation Pumpkin Patch, designed to raise awareness among drivers of their rights in case they are attacked. Concern was heightened this year because Halloween fell on a Saturday. “We have no protection and no respect,” said Israel Rivera, a Bronx driver who was out assisting bus drivers on Halloween. http://www.amny.com/urbanite-1.812039/halloween-pranks-against-buses-turn-deadly-1.1559806 |
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