Shocking video footage captures the moment that an out-of-control passenger brawls with the driver of a moving bus — which crashes into an Oklahoma City business.
The wild clip shows straphanger Tihron Harrison wailing away at the driver Wednesday as the bus traveled near North Western Avenue and West Britton Road on Saturday — with the two men getting into a drag-out scuffle even as the bus keeps speeding down the road.
A passenger intervenes and pulls Harrison away from the driver — only to have the bus slam into a local storefront, according to a report by WKFOR-TV News. 4 Police said Tihron Harrison, 23, wanted a bus driver to drop him off at an unscheduled stop in Oklahoma City. Oklahoma City Public Transportation Department 4 The bus driver, who was not identified, told Harrison he could not stop where he wanted, prompting the irate passenger to lunge and pull him from the driving compartment. Oklahoma City Public Transportation Department 4 Tihron Harrison, 23, got into a brawl with the driver, prompting the bus to smash into an Oklahoma City business. Oklahoma City Public Transportation Department
Only a seat belt saved the driver from flying through the windshield.
“The suspect asked to be let off at the intersection of Britton and Western,” Oklahoma City Police Lt. Jeff Cooper told the outlet. “The bus driver told him he couldn’t do that.”
Harrison, 23, ran from the scene but was picked up by cops nearby and arrested, WFOR said. 4 Oklahoma City police said Tihron Harrison, 23, attacked a local bus driver and fled the scene — but was busted nearby. Oklahoma County Detention Center
“Obviously, [the driver] had some bumps and bruises,” city Director of Public Transportation and Parking Department Jason Ferbrache said.
“We got him to medical facilities right after and he’s off work now but doing well.
“When you run into a situation like that, no matter how much training you have, it’s very difficult to prepare for somebody really assaulting you while you’re operating a vehicle in motion,” he added.