MTA driver gets off bus to spit in woman's face.
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MTA bus driver accused of spitting on passenger in Brooklyn speaks out
Tuesday, March 3, 2020 5:09PM
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CLINTON HILL, Brooklyn (WABC) -- The MTA bus driver accused of spitting on a female passenger in Brooklyn Saturday says it was the passenger who kicked and spit on him first.
"Looking back, I wish I would have just stayed on the bus," MTA bus driver Olusedun Alale told Eyewitness News in an exclusive interview. "But at that point, I don't know what happened."
Alale, 51, said he admits he made a mistake spitting on Sapphire Philip, a mother of two.
The married father from Nigeria, however, said the cellphone video only tells part of the story, saying he too was assaulted.
"I want to apologize to my daughter," he said. "I want to apologize to all my friends. I want to apologize to my friends because that's not the person I am."
On Saturday afternoon, Alale was driving the B25 when Philip got on with her two kids and a new stroller.
Phillip said she didn't know how to collapse it, and in one photo, she appeared to be sitting in the back blocking the rear exit.
Alale said he first made the announcement on the PA that all baby strollers had to be folded for other customers' safety. He said she didn't move.
Alale then called transit headquarters, and while on the line, he said she began assaulting him.
"She punched me multiple times in the head," he said. "She spat on my face and at that moment, I could not take it no more. I was confused, perplexed, shocked."
Philip got off the bus and that's when the driver went after her.
Police responded to the incident, but both declined to press charges. The driver said at that point Philip told the officers what she had done.
"I just regret getting in his face," she said. "I did get in his face. I regret doing that."
Alale insists it was much more than that.
There are no cameras on his bus, but Alale points out while he was talking with headquarters, it was an open line that should have recorded everything.
The MTA is currently investigating the incident.
Aren't their cameras on those new buses? And if they were recording, wouldn't that correlate his story that he was assaulted
.Dude fukked himself the moment he was recorded getting off his bus to go spit on her.
As someone who's been spit on before, that's an automatic ass whooping. Plain & simple.
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MTA BUS DRIVER ACCUSED OF SPITTING ON PASSENGER IN BROOKLYN SPEAKS OUT
Tuesday, March 3, 2020 11:23PM ET
Kemberly Richardson reports on the MTA bus driver spitting on a passenger in Brooklyn.
CLINTON HILL, Brooklyn (WABC) -- The MTA bus driver accused of spitting on a female passenger in Brooklyn Saturday says it was the passenger who kicked and spit on him first.
"Looking back, I wish I would have just stayed on the bus," MTA bus driver Olusedun Alale told Eyewitness News in an exclusive interview. "But at that point, I don't know what happened."
Alale, 51, said he admits he made a mistake spitting on Sapphire Philip, a mother of two.
The married father from Nigeria, however, said the cellphone video only tells part of the story, saying he too was assaulted.
"I want to apologize to my daughter," he said. "I want to apologize to all my friends. I want to apologize to my friends because that's not the person I am."
On Saturday afternoon, Alale was driving the B25 when Philip got on with her two kids and a new stroller.
Phillip said she didn't know how to collapse it, and in one photo, she appeared to be sitting in the back blocking the rear exit.
Alale said he first made the announcement on the PA that all baby strollers had to be folded for other customers' safety. He said she didn't move.
Alale then called transit headquarters, and while on the line, he said she began assaulting him.
"She punched me multiple times in the head," he said. "She spat on my face and at that moment, I could not take it no more. I was confused, perplexed, shocked."
Philip got off the bus and that's when the driver went after her.
Police responded to the incident, but both declined to press charges. The driver said at that point Philip told the officers what she had done.
"I just regret getting in his face," she said. "I did get in his face. I regret doing that."
Alale insists it was much more than that.
There are no cameras on his bus, but Alale points out while he was talking with headquarters, it was an open line that should have recorded everything.
The MTA is currently investigating the incident.
Tuesday, March 3, 2020 11:23PM ET
Kemberly Richardson reports on the MTA bus driver spitting on a passenger in Brooklyn.
CLINTON HILL, Brooklyn (WABC) -- The MTA bus driver accused of spitting on a female passenger in Brooklyn Saturday says it was the passenger who kicked and spit on him first.
"Looking back, I wish I would have just stayed on the bus," MTA bus driver Olusedun Alale told Eyewitness News in an exclusive interview. "But at that point, I don't know what happened."
Alale, 51, said he admits he made a mistake spitting on Sapphire Philip, a mother of two.
The married father from Nigeria, however, said the cellphone video only tells part of the story, saying he too was assaulted.
"I want to apologize to my daughter," he said. "I want to apologize to all my friends. I want to apologize to my friends because that's not the person I am."
On Saturday afternoon, Alale was driving the B25 when Philip got on with her two kids and a new stroller.
Phillip said she didn't know how to collapse it, and in one photo, she appeared to be sitting in the back blocking the rear exit.
Alale said he first made the announcement on the PA that all baby strollers had to be folded for other customers' safety. He said she didn't move.
Alale then called transit headquarters, and while on the line, he said she began assaulting him.
"She punched me multiple times in the head," he said. "She spat on my face and at that moment, I could not take it no more. I was confused, perplexed, shocked."
Philip got off the bus and that's when the driver went after her.
Police responded to the incident, but both declined to press charges. The driver said at that point Philip told the officers what she had done.
"I just regret getting in his face," she said. "I did get in his face. I regret doing that."
Alale insists it was much more than that.
There are no cameras on his bus, but Alale points out while he was talking with headquarters, it was an open line that should have recorded everything.
The MTA is currently investigating the incident.
What I told you only applies for nycGood thing you aren't a lawyer. You would send hella clients off at court.
For example
Like I said I can only speak for NYC. Other states may be different.Good thing you aren't a lawyer. You would send hella clients off at court.
Look at the penal law code for yourself
S 120.00 Assault in the third degree.
A person is guilty of assault in the third degree when:
1. With intent to cause physical injury to another person, he causes
such injury to such person or to a third person; or
2. He recklessly causes physical injury to another person; or
3. With criminal negligence, he causes physical injury to another
person by means of a deadly weapon or a dangerous instrument
That's assault 3 right it clearly states there needs to be some sort of (PI) physical injury in order to classify it as assault. Reading is fundamental.
