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Man Claims He Was Assaulted By DDOT Bus Driver

Police and DDOT investigating allegation

Updated: Sunday, 03 Jul 2011, 11:22 PM EDT
Published : Sunday, 03 Jul 2011, 11:19 PM EDT
By ALEXIS WILEY
myFOXdetroit.com
[[DETROIT) - Tiahesha Rice told FOX 2 her 62 year old father was assaulted Sunday afternoon, and is now recovering from his injuries at Sinai-Grace Hospital in Detroit.
But Rice says her father wasn't beaten up by a group of thugs or a would-be robber. The man says he was pummeled by a DDOT bus driver.
It allegedly happened at a bus stop at 6 Mile and Lahser Roads around 4:30 p.m.
"He said this is the end of the road and you're getting off," said his daughter. "He [[her father) said, 'Well wait a minute, I'm getting off,' and the bus driver physically picked him up, pushed him off the bus and started punching him."
Tiahesha's father says the driver then took off. He ran into a nearby gas station and told the attendant about the attack, and asked that person to call 911. Then he called his daughter.
She arrived and found him sitting on the curb. Her first reaction was to go after the driver, but instead she waited for police.
Detroit Police and DDOT are both conducting investigations into the matter.
FOX 2 will follow this story until there is a clearer picture of exactly what caused the man's injuries.