Undercover policeĬity Coun. Brian Mayes has been raising the issue of transit safety since 2011, pushing the city to get special constables on public transit buses.
Fraser, 58, was attacked at the University of Manitoba and died after being taken to hospital, Winnipeg police said Tuesday. Gary Mattson pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and was declared a dangerous offender.ĭuration 2:05 Irvine J. The attacker dragged the driver off the bus and stomped on his face more than a dozen times when he became wedged between the bus and the curb.īregg was in hospital for more than eight weeks. Tom Bregg's Law issues stiffer penalties for transit attacksīregg was driving his route during the rush hour one morning in December 2009 when he was hit several times by a drunken man, who did not want to pay the $2.50 fare. Bregg's Law was named after Edmonton transit driver Tom Bregg, who was beaten so severely that he suffered brain injuries and lost the sight in one eye. The passenger was eventually charged with assault.Ī federal law passed in February 2015 allows more severe penalties for attacks on bus drivers. In the summer of 2016, a transit driver decided to fight back after being spit on by a passenger. In 2015 in Winnipeg, there were about 60 incidents on transit buses involving drivers, an increase of 54 per cent over the previous year, the Amalgamated Transit Union said in an interview last year. The Canadian flag outside Winnipeg Transit headquarters hung at half-mast Tuesday. Tragic events like this morning's reaffirm our collective commitment to building a stronger, safer shared community," he said in a statement. "Our hearts and minds remain with the family and loved ones of Mr. University of Manitoba president David Barnard thanked the police and transit officials involved in the investigation and said "the suspect has no evident association with the University of Manitoba."
CANADIAN BUS DRIVER STABBED TO DEATH DRIVERS
Many attacks on transit drivers not reported: ex-driver.Winnipeg Transit driver attacked on bus during afternoon rush hour.Winnipeg Transit drivers face escalating violence, says union."We're going to continue to look for ways to ensure safety is best protected for everyone that rides buses, including operators," Bowman said. (Jeff Stapleon/CBC)īowman said he agrees with Smyth in that he wants to see the investigation conclude before commenting generally on safety on Winnipeg buses. Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman said police and transit officials will work with the transit employee's union to determine whether there are any ways to improve safety for bus drivers. Officers with the major crimes unit, the forensics unit and the identification unit remained for hours at Dafoe Road West and Gillson Street, in front of Tache Hall, where police were called just before 2 a.m. 'Put me in a cage': Bus drivers fear for safety after deadly Winnipeg Transit attack It's supposed to be about love, not death." It's supposed to be Valentine's Day, not a day of mourning. "My fellow brother was murdered for doing his job last night, that's all I know," said Nelson Giesbrecht, who has been driving buses for Winnipeg Transit for 19 years. Fraser, 58, was attacked at the University of Manitoba and died after being taken to hospital, Winnipeg police said Tuesday at a news conference. (Facebook)ĭave Wardrop, the Winnipeg's chief transportation and utilities officer, said while drivers have died in collisions in the past, this is the first known case of a city driver being killed in a violent altercation with a passenger. 14, 2017, after he was attacked while finishing his route on the University of Manitoba campus. Transit driver Irvine Fraser, 58, died Feb.
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