CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – RTA has done over 3-million uninterrupted paratransit pickups, meaning they have not declined a special needs person a ride. Many in the Cleveland area rely on this mode of transportation, especially during this time of the year. It really helps to get a lot of Christmas shopping done. Paratransit service is […]
CLEVELAND – The RTA introduced a protective plexiglass and steel enclosure for its bus drivers Tuesday at a board hearing. “Safety is priceless,” said Mary Schaffer, RTA spokesman. The proposal comes after a string of physical and verbal assaults between drivers and riders over the past few months. “It seems to be roomy enough in […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – RTA leaders met with Cleveland City Council on Wednesday to discuss the recent surge in assaults on drivers. In the end, RTA came under attack for not having cameras working, for not prosecuting attackers and not doing enough for safety as violence against drivers has escalated. There were nine attacks on drivers […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – 19 Action News has learned RTA is testing shields or enclosures that surround drivers. This comes after an attack on an RTA driver as he was in his seat Thursday afternoon, and the viral video where an RTA driver punched a female passenger after she spit on him and assaulted him. […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – 19 Action News has learned that the RTA bus driver who punched a passenger back in October has been fired. The incident came to light when cell phone video of the incident surfaced shortly after it happened last month. The video went viral. The driver, Artis Hughes is facing charges stemming […]
BEACHWOOD, OH (WOIO) – The RTA bus driver at the center of a beating caught on tape speaks out. Artis Hughes walked out of Beachwood City Hall Monday after turning himself in. He’s charged with assault on a female passenger. Hughes says, “I’m hoping to get my job back. I’m praying to get my job back. That’s […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – “Give that man his job back!!!” That’s what one woman yelled at an RTA stop near Tower City in Downtown Cleveland. RTA police say that the video that’s now become a youtube sensation shows Artis Hughes, 59, being harassed, spit on and then hit. In the video Hughes loses it. He stops the bus and […]
http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/local_news/cleveland_metro/Disorderly-conduct-charge-filed-against-RTA-rider-Shidea-Lane-in-Cleveland-uppercut-fight SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio – The Rapid Transit Authority of Greater Cleveland (RTA) has filed a disorderly conduct charge against Shidea Lane of Shaker Heights, and an assault charge has been slapped against the bus driver. This, after the RTA rider approached the bus driver and an argument ensued. Lane is seen on cellphone […]
SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio – The Rapid Transit Authority of Greater Cleveland (RTA) has filed a disorderly conduct charge against Shidea Lane of Shaker Heights, and an assault charge has been slapped against the bus driver. This, after the RTA rider approached the bus driver and an argument ensued. Lane is seen on cellphone video shoving […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The union for the bus drivers is defending the RTA driver at the heart of the viral video showing him punching an abuse passenger. William Nix from the Amalgated Transit Union says he will fight to save that driver’s job. Nix told 19 Action News that bus drivers are frequently assaulted and they can […]
RTA issued the following statement Friday afternoon regarding the incident: RTA saw the video posted on YouTube of the operator incident on October 11. Through the investigation, we believe the incident occurred on Sept. 18. Upon identifying the driver, he was immediately suspended and removed from duty. His behavior is absolutely unacceptable. Article Courtesy: News Net […]