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Shidea Lane, the female passenger in the RTA assault case, had …
Disciplinary hearing to be held for RTA driver caught hitting woman on camera
Posted: 10/24/2012
CLEVELAND - The RTA driver caught on camera punching an unruly passenger faces a disciplinary hearing on Wednesday.
Artis Hughes was suspended without pay following the incident last month. Passengers on the bus recorded the incident on cell phone video. Hughes faces assault charges.
The camera caught him punching Shidea Lane in the face. She faces disorderly conduct charges. A police report was filed after the fight but no charges were pressed by either Hughes or Lane.
On Tuesday, members of RTA's bus driver union showed up at the agency's regular board meeting to express their concern about safety on the job. They also showed their support for Hughes, saying drivers often take abuse at the hands of unruly passengers.
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