WEST KELOWNA — A public transit driver is recovering from a serious injury and a West Kelowna man is facing charges following an assault last weekend.
The incident happened Saturday in West Kelowna where a male passenger attacked the driver after being informed the bus would not stop at Boucherie Road.
“According to witnesses, as the driver neared the Stevens/Westlake Rd interchange, the male got up and began swearing at the driver and then delivered a flurry of fists to the driver’s head as the bus pulled into the bus stop,” says Cst. Steve Holmes.
He says the driver managed to get his attacker off the bus before calling police.
The driver was taken to KGH where he was treated for a fractured jaw.
“The suspect was located a kilometer away and was arrested without incident,” says Holmes.
Regan Hammond, 33, of West Kelowna appeared in court Monday charged with assault causing bodily harm.
It’s the second attack on a transit driver in West Kelowna in recent weeks.
On June 29 a transit driver was stabbed with a syringe by a female passenger.
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