According to authorities, the attack left a driver with a concussion and laceration to his face. Bus operators say they're feeling targeted, with another driver who says he had guns drawn on him, and hit with a baton over the face.
MILPITAS, Calif. -- Bus operators with the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority say they're feeling targeted. The transit agency described recent attacks on bus drivers as unrelenting.
Vickery said incidents have ranged from verbal attacks, to drivers being spit on by passengers, to serious physical assaults. In a release, VTA described,"The operator, who had stepped off his bus for a break, was knocked to the ground, suffering a concussion." "I've had three separate occasions... guns pulled out," VTA bus operator Felipe Begines, Jr. told ABC7 News."One, I was hit with a baton over the face. One, I was assaulted by a lady."
With the change in behavior, comes change in the agency's safety blueprint. VTA said its modified policies and more- even putting up physical barriers between operators and the passengers.