Chicago CTA Bus Driver Injured After Escaping Her Bus That Was Being Hijacked At Gunpoint [VIDEO]

Times are hard as it is and it seems like regular Joes with minimal risks jobs are in physical danger every time they clock in.  A Chicago Transit Authority Bus driver was severely injured after escaping her bus that was being hijacked at gunpoint.

According to police, the incident happened Tuesday around 8:25 p.m. on the city’s Southwest Side. The suspect reportedly pulled out a gun and ordered the 35 year old female CTA bus driver not to stop.  At some point, the driver managed to escape through a bus window, reportedly breaking her leg after jumping from the moving vehicle.  Like something out of a movie the man fled the bus and entered an unoccupied vehicle that had been left running.

The man was taken into custody for allegedly hijacking the CTA bus a short time later and his weapon was recovered. 

Quentin Lewis, 36, of Chicago is now facing felony charges including armed kidnapping, possessing a stolen vehicle, aggravated unlawful restraint and possession of a weapon as a felon.

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