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Florida bus driver attacked
Police in Clearwater are searching for a woman they say attacked a PSTA bus driver in December after being asked to get off the bus because she didn’t have money to pay for a ride.
CLEARWATER, Fla. - Police are searching for a woman they say beat a PSTA driver last month.
According to the Clearwater Police Department, the suspect boarded a bus at Drew Street and Park Place Boulevard and could not pay the fare.
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The driver told her to leave the bus, but the woman reached around the partition and punched the female driver multiple times with her fist instead, according to authorities.
Courtesy: Clearwater Police Department
Officials say the suspect is between 20 and 30 years old, 5 feet 5 inches tall and 140 pounds, with medium-length dreadlocks and the sides of her head shaved.
According to the police department, the woman may also have neck or face tattoos. Investigators say the suspect wore a blue hoodie with white lettering on the sleeves, dark track pants with white stripes and possibly had a pink backpack.
Anyone with information on the woman's identity is asked to call 727-562-4242.