By Graham RaymanLos Angeles TimesNEW YORK — A Rikers Island detainee tried to escape by jumping into the driver seat of a Correction Department bus — which he put into reverse, smashing several cars outside Brooklyn Supreme Court, authorities said. It was unclear if the 11-year-veteran correction officer was still on the bus at the time. The officer who left the bus unattended has been suspended while an investigation continues, a Correction Department spokesman said. They should’ve been taken to hospitals instead.”Chapman was also hurt in a previous Correction Department bus crash on Nov. 28, the Daily News previously reported. A Correction Department spokeswoman said the bus in that crash stopped short after it was cut off by another car.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 11, 2024 14:24 UTC