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School bus, MARTA bus collide in DeKalb County
Children were on board a DeKalb County school bus when it collided with a MARTA bus Wednesday morning. According to the DeKalb County Police Department, the crash happened on Rock Bridge Road at Mountain Park Trail. The DeKalb County School distict said the school bus, with two kids on board, ...
Man struck, killed by MARTA train ID'd
MARTA officials tell Channel 2 Action News they had to suspend service at the Lindbergh station after a man was struck and killed by a MARTA train Monday night. Officials said it happened just before 8 p.m. The Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office identified the man as 25-year-old Nicholas Utley ...
19 Hospitalized in MARTA bus crash
Nineteen people were taken to the hospital Monday morning after a MARTA bus crashed into a tree. The crash took place near Nathan Road Southwest and Brownlee Place Southwest on Monday morning. The driver is among those transported to the hospital. Atlanta police said the bus hit a tree and ...
MARTA officer accused of sending explicit texts to teen
A MARTA police officer accused of sending explicit text messages to a teenage girl was arrested on Wednesday, officials confirmed to Channel 2's Ryan Young. Willie Clarence Lee Jr., 46, is charged with child molestation and sexual exploitation of a child. Police say an adult noticed disturbing text messages and ...
MARTA bus drops off blind woman at wrong house
A blind woman says a mistake involving a MARTA mobility bus left her lost and alone. Twenty-two-year-old Jasmine Seabron believes that someone was watching over her Thursday evening to keep her safe during a terrifying experience. Around 8:30 p.m., a MARTA mobility bus dropped her off at what she thought ...
MARTA bus crash sends 7 to hospital
Six passengers and the driver of a MARTA bus were hospitalized after a bus crashed into a tree. MARTA spokesman Lyle Harris said the crash occurred at the intersection of La Vista Road and Reserve Way in Tucker late Thursday night. The injured people were taken to Grady Memorial Hospital ...
Man dies after disappearing from care center
A southwest Atlanta rehabilitation center is investigating the death of a patient after he walked out of its facility. The man’s body was discovered the next morning near the King Memorial MARTA station on Decatur Street. Police said they don't suspect foul play but can’t explain how the man ...
Officials: Teen shot by MARTA officer 3 times
Authorities said a 19-year-old killed by a police officer at a MARTA station in Atlanta was shot three times in his chest and back. The Fulton County Medical Examiner's office said Tuesday the placement of the wounds doesn't show whether Joetavius Stafford had his back to Officer Robert ...
MARTA police shoot, kill man outside station
MARTA police shot and killed a man outside the Vine City Station late Saturday night, police said. The Georgia Bureau of Investigations is now handling the case. "My brother threw his hands up, and because he threw his hands up the MARTA police shot him in the back. Pow. Then, ...
MARTA officer shoots, kills man outside station
The Georgia Bureau of Investigaiton said late Sunday it was still gathering facts and interviewing witnesses before releasing more information about a shooting involving a MARTA office. Family members say a teenager was shot and killed by a MARTA police officer after a scuffle outside the Vine City rail station ...
2 killed in shooting, crash with MARTA bus
Two people were killed in a shooting and crash with a MARTA bus on Sunday. The crash happened at the intersection of Barge and Campbellton roads in southwest Atlanta. Several people are recovering from injuries. Atlanta police detectives said it all started when someone opened fire on the victims ...
Juvenile accused of punching MARTA driver
MARTA said they have arrested a juvenile accused of attacking a bus driver. The attack happened as the passenger got off the bus at Martine Luther King Jr. Drive and Wellington Street early Saturday morning. MARTA officials said the driver had been fighting with the juvenile. At some point, the ...
Man arrested in MARTA bus driver stabbing
A man who police said stabbed a MARTA bus driver woke up behind bars Thursday morning.DeKalb County police arrested Everett Sloan, 28, on Wednesday.Sloan is accused of stabbing bus driver Janet Royston last week when she stopped her bus on Green Forest Drive.Sloan is charged with armed robbery, aggravated assault ...
MARTA bus driver stabbed
A MARTA bus driver is recovering after she was stabbed early Wednesday morning.The driver was stabbed near the intersection of Green Forest Drive and Gay Drive in DeKalb County while she was on duty early Wednesday morning, a MARTA representative said.A MARTA spokesperson said it appeared someone tried to rob ...
MARTA Breeze Card Scheme Suspect Has 47 Prior Arrests
A man accused of collecting and keeping fares from MARTA customers and then letting them go through the fare gates is now behind bars.Robert Gillespie, 48, was arrested by MARTA police at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Thursday morning.Clayton County Chief Magistrate Court Judge Daphne Walker told Gillespie why he ...
Cops Charge Biker Crushed By MARTA Bus
A motorcyclist was injured Tuesday when he was pinned under a MARTA bus, Channel 2 Action News confirmed, and was later charged in the incident. Motorcyclist Pinned Under MARTA Bus The accident happened shortly before 3:30 p.m. in the 3700 block of Roswell Road in Buckhead.News Chopper 2 flew over ...
MARTA Wants Race Discrimination Suit Tossed
A race discrimination lawsuit against MARTA and its general manager is being allowed to go forward despite the objections of MARTA lawyers. MARTA Wants Race Discrimination Suit Tossed The former Director of Revenue for the Atlanta transit system said he was removed from his senior manager level position after he ...
Driver Catches MARTA Bus Speeding Down Interstate
MARTA has launched an investigation after a man said he captured surprising video on his cellphone.The driver said he clocked a MARTA Mobility bus speeding on Interstate 285 in DeKalb County.The speed limit along I-285 is 55 miles per hour. Keri Robinson said he's seen it happen before, so this ...
MARTA Increases Fares 50 Cents
The board of directors of metro Atlanta's public transit system voted to raise fares from $2 to $2.50. The board of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority voted Wednesday to raise fares effective Oct. 2. It's the second time in two years fares have gone up. Monthly passes will be ...
Rude MARTA Bus Drivers Sent For Retraining
An investigation into the personnel files of MARTA drivers revealed some drivers, sent for retraining because of rider complaints, have a lengthy record of past troubles.Channel 2 investigative reporter Richard Belcher filed an open records request for a list of drivers who were recently retrained by MARTA. The list Belcher ...
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