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Halloween pranks against buses turn deadly in the Bronx

Posted by GOLD_12th on Mon Nov 2 14:56:42 2009

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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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Re: Halloween pranks against buses turn deadly in the Bronx

Posted by Newkirk Plaza David on Mon Nov 2 15:05:07 2009, in response to Halloween pranks against buses turn deadly in the Bronx, posted by GOLD_12th on Mon Nov 2 14:56:42 2009.

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Good for the B/O. The scumbag got what he deserves, an attack on a vehicle used for transportating passengers puts everyone inside the bus at risk for a deadly accident. What if the bitch thew an object which impaled the B/O, causing him to lose control and crash into a loaded propane tank or a gas station????

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Re: Halloween pranks against buses turn deadly in the Bronx

Posted by brightonr68 on Mon Nov 2 15:12:00 2009, in response to Re: Halloween pranks against buses turn deadly in the Bronx, posted by Newkirk Plaza David on Mon Nov 2 15:05:07 2009.

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I feel for the bus driver who must have went through some trama

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Re: Halloween pranks against buses turn deadly in the Bronx

Posted by Newkirk Plaza David on Mon Nov 2 15:20:50 2009, in response to Re: Halloween pranks against buses turn deadly in the Bronx, posted by brightonr68 on Mon Nov 2 15:12:00 2009.

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Exactly, I feel the same way. He might not be able to drive a bus, or even his personal automobile.

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Re: Halloween pranks against buses turn deadly in the Bronx

Posted by brightonr68 on Mon Nov 2 15:23:34 2009, in response to Re: Halloween pranks against buses turn deadly in the Bronx, posted by Newkirk Plaza David on Mon Nov 2 15:20:50 2009.

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Lets hope he is able to handle everything and get back to work as soon as he feels up to it.

As for the looser who got ran over. Good By . One less loser mouth to feed. Hope he had no children. 22 years old is a bit old to act like a fool.

I have to admit I throw eggs at buses on ave U. But I was 11. The driver got out and grabbed me and took me to my mom. never did it again

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Re: Halloween pranks against buses turn deadly in the Bronx

Posted by daDouce Man on Mon Nov 2 15:27:46 2009, in response to Re: Halloween pranks against buses turn deadly in the Bronx, posted by Newkirk Plaza David on Mon Nov 2 15:05:07 2009.

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What if the bitch thew an object which impaled the B/O, causing him to lose control and crash into a loaded propane tank or a gas station?


BOOM!

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Re: Halloween pranks against buses turn deadly in the Bronx

Posted by Kriston Lewis on Mon Nov 2 15:35:08 2009, in response to Halloween pranks against buses turn deadly in the Bronx, posted by GOLD_12th on Mon Nov 2 14:56:42 2009.

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Darwin Award nominee.

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Re: Halloween pranks against buses turn deadly in the Bronx

Posted by JAzumah on Mon Nov 2 15:56:15 2009, in response to Re: Halloween pranks against buses turn deadly in the Bronx, posted by Kriston Lewis on Mon Nov 2 15:35:08 2009.

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I would say that he received the award.

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Re: Halloween pranks against buses turn deadly in the Bronx

Posted by daDouce Man on Mon Nov 2 15:57:41 2009, in response to Re: Halloween pranks against buses turn deadly in the Bronx, posted by JAzumah on Mon Nov 2 15:56:15 2009.

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He wasn't a nominee. He was a winner.

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Re: Halloween pranks against buses turn deadly in the Bronx

Posted by Newkirk Plaza David on Mon Nov 2 16:24:00 2009, in response to Re: Halloween pranks against buses turn deadly in the Bronx, posted by Kriston Lewis on Mon Nov 2 15:35:08 2009.

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It did not help matters when the Bx21 was probably traveling soutbound towards the 3rd Ave split.

On a downhill where the road ends in a T, the asshole probably didn't expect be hit by the bus - - when you smash a windshield, the driver has little or no visibility.

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Re: Halloween pranks against buses turn deadly in the Bronx

Posted by busdude2 on Mon Nov 2 17:08:48 2009, in response to Halloween pranks against buses turn deadly in the Bronx, posted by GOLD_12th on Mon Nov 2 14:56:42 2009.

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Good one less idiot in the world. I can't feel sorry for stupid people doing stupid things. This was an adult not a child he should have known better. Who I do feel sorry for is the driver.

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Re: Halloween pranks against buses turn deadly in the Bronx

Posted by The Flxible Neofan on Mon Nov 2 17:36:26 2009, in response to Re: Halloween pranks against buses turn deadly in the Bronx, posted by brightonr68 on Mon Nov 2 15:23:34 2009.

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I have to admit I throw eggs at buses on ave U. But I was 11. The driver got out and grabbed me and took me to my mom. never did it again

You won't see that happening in today's litigious environment, but I think that's what a lot of these kids need.

22 years old is a bit old to act like a fool.

I highly agree. He's a grown ass man, what was he doing out there throwing stuff at buses. Could've been smart enough to actually get out of the way of the bus too...

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Re: Halloween pranks against buses turn deadly in the Bronx

Posted by The Flxible Neofan on Mon Nov 2 17:39:22 2009, in response to Re: Halloween pranks against buses turn deadly in the Bronx, posted by busdude2 on Mon Nov 2 17:08:48 2009.

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It's always sad when someone loses his/her life, but it's pathetic that an adult died doing such a STUPID thing. Kids turn 18 and are so quick to run around screaming "I'm grown, I'm a man", etc, yet many of them don't even have the maturity to know what it is to BE an adult...

I'm really sorry that the driver had to go through that, though...

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Re: Halloween pranks against buses turn deadly in the Bronx

Posted by r33/r36 mainline on Mon Nov 2 17:42:08 2009, in response to Re: Halloween pranks against buses turn deadly in the Bronx, posted by The Flxible Neofan on Mon Nov 2 17:36:26 2009.

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He's a grown ass man, what was he doing out there throwing stuff at buses.

LMAO!

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Re: Halloween pranks against buses turn deadly in the Bronx

Posted by r33/r36 mainline on Mon Nov 2 17:58:07 2009, in response to Halloween pranks against buses turn deadly in the Bronx, posted by GOLD_12th on Mon Nov 2 14:56:42 2009.

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This reminds me I was busfanning on an WF route a few weeks ago and some kids threw some hard black stuff at the bus I was on thus shattering the window. Nobody was hurt, one of the black stuff that the kids threw at the bus landed in the seat next to me. The window didn't break it was just shattered. We sat in the nearest bus stop while the B/O called Command center I assume. He kept the bus in service (Yay!) I was happy it was in kept it service because it was an Orion V and its hard to find those on an WF route. The B/O was telling an rider on the bus that kids throw stuff at the buses on that block all the time. I was shocked that the bus stayed in service but not as shocking as when I was once on this R42 (J) Train that cought on fire and yet the train stayed in service!


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Re: Halloween pranks against buses turn deadly in the Bronx

Posted by busdude2 on Mon Nov 2 18:01:23 2009, in response to Re: Halloween pranks against buses turn deadly in the Bronx, posted by The Flxible Neofan on Mon Nov 2 17:39:22 2009.

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Yes I agree it was terrible thing that should not have happened. People think they are invincible.

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Re: Halloween pranks against buses turn deadly in the Bronx

Posted by FYBklyn1959 on Mon Nov 2 19:03:58 2009, in response to Halloween pranks against buses turn deadly in the Bronx, posted by GOLD_12th on Mon Nov 2 14:56:42 2009.

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The incident was ruled as an accident and the driver, who was not identified, was not charged, police said.

Good to hear that the B/O won't face criminal charges, but I hope he isn't in a "jackpot" w/ MTA. Shouldn't be, but you never know w/ them.

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Re: Halloween pranks against buses turn deadly in the Bronx

Posted by AMoreira81 on Mon Nov 2 19:06:27 2009, in response to Re: Halloween pranks against buses turn deadly in the Bronx, posted by brightonr68 on Mon Nov 2 15:12:00 2009.

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On another agency's bus, the driver may well have been blinded; the MTA specs glass so that it shatters but doesn't break.

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Re: Halloween pranks against buses turn deadly in the Bronx

Posted by Grand Concourse on Mon Nov 2 19:43:30 2009, in response to Re: Halloween pranks against buses turn deadly in the Bronx, posted by Newkirk Plaza David on Mon Nov 2 15:05:07 2009.

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I agree that I don't care what happened to the scumbag, but I do hope the b/o is ok both mentally and physically.

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Re: Halloween pranks against buses turn deadly in the Bronx

Posted by Terrapin Station on Mon Nov 2 20:02:34 2009, in response to Re: Halloween pranks against buses turn deadly in the Bronx, posted by AMoreira81 on Mon Nov 2 19:06:27 2009.

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You're telling me some buses in the USA don't have safety glass?

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Re: Halloween pranks against buses turn deadly in the Bronx

Posted by Mr Mabstoa on Mon Nov 2 20:59:43 2009, in response to Halloween pranks against buses turn deadly in the Bronx, posted by GOLD_12th on Mon Nov 2 14:56:42 2009.

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Re: Halloween pranks against buses turn deadly in the Bronx

Posted by Grand Concourse on Mon Nov 2 21:12:52 2009, in response to Re: Halloween pranks against buses turn deadly in the Bronx, posted by The Flxible Neofan on Mon Nov 2 17:36:26 2009.

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lmao, if he were smart in the first place, he wouldn't have thrown something at the bus at all.

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Re: Halloween pranks against buses turn deadly in the Bronx

Posted by daDouce Man on Mon Nov 2 21:33:27 2009, in response to Re: Halloween pranks against buses turn deadly in the Bronx, posted by Mr Mabstoa on Mon Nov 2 20:59:43 2009.

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I listen to the music and I think of an old skit or commercial with Soupy Sales.

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