NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Police are searching for four assailants accused of beating an MTA bus driver with sticks and a crutch during an argument last month, and released photos of the suspects on Friday.
The bus driver was operating a Q86 bus in the vicinity of 253rd Street and 149th Avenue in Rosedale at about 7:50 a.m. on Friday, May 29, when a suspect started a verbal dispute with him. The argument soon escalated to a physical altercation, police said.
Authorities said that a black Hyundai Sonata then approached the bus, and three suspects exited, jumping into the fight. They used sticks and a crutch to beat the 47-year-old driver, striking him multiple times about the head and body, causing him to drop his cellphone…