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Stop reckless, aggressive, and rude bus drivers from carelessly taking young innocent lives like Deshon Johnson.
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Hello my name is Naomi Johnson, Deshon Johnson's mother, and I am looking to pass a bill honoring my son Deshon Johnson to make a positive change for other victims everywhere. I want the bill to focus on preventing tragic deaths. I know the bill will not be a remedy to bring back loved ones, but I would like it to implement safety awareness and jail time for the bus drivers. I want a memorial at the location where Deshon's life ended or a street adopted and named in Deshon's honor.
I am heartbroken every day thinking about how tragic Deshon’s death was. On the morning of July 18th, 2012 there is footage of Deshon Johnson patiently arriving to the seven eleven at 10:30am and waiting at the bus till the bus arrived at 10:48am. Deshon was patiently waiting at the bus stop to go to work. When the bus finally arrived instead of looking for passengers the bus driver speed through the green light and around the sharp corner. Deshon flagged the bus to stop, but the bus kept on going speeding around the corner and the bus never stopped to pick him up. So, Deshon walked a few steps down from the bus stop on the corner of Bay Ave and Broad Street. The bus back wheel jumped the handicap curb ramp knocking Deshon down. The Coach USA Bus driver driving an NJTranist bus dragged Deshon 50 to 100 feet to his death.
Deshon was not the only person that was killed by a bus driver, and no arrest or charges have been brought against the driver to this day.
On January 23, 2012 a Coach USA bus driver took 21 year old Christie Noble-Ross life who is a neighbor that lived on the same floor across the hall from Deshon Johnson. While Christie Nobel was on her way dropping her son of to day care.The bus was came around the corner on Main and South Harrison streets in East Orange killing her on impact.
These cases are dismissed and labeled as an accident and this needs to stop. When a bus is speeding on residential roads above the speed limit, and turning around the corner at a fast speed it should not be considered an accident. That is negligence and murder. Please help us bring justice for Deshon Johnson and bring an end to the abuse of the NJ Transit and Coach USA bus drivers putting our lives at risk everyday just to catch a bus.
In November 2012 the Johnson's Family civil lawyer Brad hired a criminal lawyer to be a liaison between the Prosecutor's office and the family to pass on new information. Needless to say, the lawyer failed to do his job, took our money and Deshon's killer walked free and his case was closed in Feb. 2013.
The criminal lawyer Saluti was refferred to us worked as an extension of the prosecutor's office. Now the bus driver is back to work supporting his family but Deshon is unable to go back to his job to support his disable mother.
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To stop reckless, aggressive, rude bus drivers from carelessly taking...
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WEST NEW YORK -- Standing at the site where an 8-month-old baby was struck and killed after an accident involving a jitney bus in July, transportation union officials and politicians today pledged the girl's death will not be in vain.
Back in July 13, 2013 an 8-month-old baby was struck and killed by NJ Transit bus driver. The bus driver was charged. After an accident involving a jitney bus in July, transportation union officials and politicians today pledged the girl's death will not be in vain. A few months later Assemblyman Vincent Prieto, started a “Angelie’s Law,” a state measure named after Angelie Paredes, the North Bergen girl killed on Boulevard East on July 30, would put the commuter bus industry under sharp new regulations. Assemblyman Vincent Prieto, who is set to become the state Assembly’s speaker in January, said passing the law will be one of his top priorities.
“Tragedies like this shouldn’t happen,” he said.
NJ Transit and the politician turn closed ears on Ms. Johnson requested and issues lay beforehand. They act as if Mr. Johnson life is of no impertinence.
http://soulality.blogspot.com/2014/09/mother-fights-for-son-deshons-law-to-be.html
TOMS RIVER, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) – Another NJ TRANSIT bus driver has been disciplined for reading while behind the wheel.
NJ TRANSIT recently received cell phone video from a passenger on the Route 137 bus out of Toms River that purportedly shows the driver looking at an e-reader while the bus was stopped waiting to enter the bus lane to the Lincoln Tunnel.
According to published reports, NJ TRANSIT spokesman Will Smith said a driver was disciplined at a hearing on Thursday for violating the agency’s rule against using any electronic devices.
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/07/17/2nd-nj-transit-bus-driver-disciplined-for-reading-while-driving/
2nd NJ TRANSIT Bus Driver Disciplined For Reading While Driving
TOMS RIVER, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) - Another NJ TRANSIT bus driver has been disciplined for reading while behind the wheel. NJ TRANSIT recently received cell phone video from a passenger on the Route 137 bus out of Toms River that purportedly shows the driver looking at an e-reader while the bus was stopped waiting to enter the bus lane to the Lincoln Tunnel.
TOMS RIVER, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) – Another NJ TRANSIT bus driver has been disciplined for reading while behind the wheel.
NJ TRANSIT recently received cell phone video from a passenger on the Route 137 bus out of Toms River that purportedly shows the driver looking at an e-reader while the bus was stopped waiting to enter the bus lane to the Lincoln Tunnel.
According to published reports, NJ TRANSIT spokesman Will Smith said a driver was disciplined at a hearing on Thursday for violating the agency’s rule against using any electronic devices.
http://soulality.blogspot.com/2014/08/2nd-nj-transit-bus-driver-disciplined.html
EW YORK (CBSNewYork) — It has happened again – a driver caught distracted behind the wheel of an NJ TRANSIT bus and turned in by an irate passenger.
As CBS 2’s Lou Young reported, the driver was spotted on a New York City-bound NJ TRANSIT bus. Passenger Vivian Ha’s picture went up on a commuter blog site on Friday, and she wrote that the driver “picked only the longest line at the toll booth in order to do some paperwork.”
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/08/01/another-nj-transit-bus-driver-caught-distracted-behind-the-wheel/
“On July 18, 2014 I had a Remember Deshon Johnson Gathering Honoring him,” said Naomi Johnson. “There were a few people at the vigil where we paid tribute to Deshon. Do you know I went back to the site on July 19, 2014 and the memorial was removed? I went to local businesses and asked if someone had seen who disturbed his memorial.”
Sure enough, someone had.
“On July 18, 2014 I had a Remember Deshon Johnson Gathering Honoring him,” said Naomi Johnson. “There were a few people at the vigil where we paid tribute to Deshon. Do you know I went back to the site on July 19, 2014 and the memorial was removed? I went to local businesses and asked if someone had seen who disturbed his memorial.”
Sure enough, someone had.
Article written by The Jersey Tomato Press.
Please share with family and friends
Diane Lilli
Posted 7/29/14
They say there is no grief greater than a parent who has lost a child. When Montclair student and apple of his mother’s eye Deshon Johnson was hit by a Coach bus and killed in July, 2012, his mother Naomi almost gave up on her own life as well.
Deshon Johnson was run down and killed at the age of 22, and though the family is convinced he was not "rushing" to catch the bus (he was early, as they say video proves), no charges were brought against the Coach bus driver in his death. At the time of his death, Deshon was working, attending college a
http://soulality.blogspot.com/2014/07/mothers-grief-grows-as-memorial-in.html
Mother says memorial to son Deshon Johnson, killed 2 years ago, was removed overnight on News 12. Must watched video.
Please share with family and friends.
On July 18, 2014, will be Sean Cos Mason aka Deshon Johnson anniversary passing and we will be posting our playlist of his music on various sites and meet up at the site where his life ended on Broad and Bay Avenue Bloomfield NJ 10:30 am. This extraordinary young Montclairan honor student life was short lived.
Thereafter on July 19, 2014 at 1pm until 9:00pm we will be having a free cookout in his honor at 382 Rushmore Avenue Piscataway NJ 08854. This is also a raise awareness cookout for others like my son who lost their lives in the hands of carless reckless bus drivers. Please come out and support the cause and remember a remarkable young man. In addition, this is my way of thanking everyone who came out to support the Deshon Johnson College Scholarship Annual Dinner on March 5th, 2014.
We will be playing his music. Come out to eat, listen to music, mingle and network.
Please RSVP so I know how many people are going to attend. I will like to have enough food for everyone.
http://www.eventbrite.com/e/remember-deshon-johnson-in-his-honor-gathering-and-cookout-to-raise-awareness-tickets-11727732965?aff=erelexporg
Should you have any questions please feel free to contact Naomi 973-432-6463 or Desheca 908-285-3202.
Sponsors by Noneillah Entertainment
On July 19, 2014 at 1pm until 9:00pm we will be having a free cookout in his honor at 382 Rushmore Avenue Piscataway NJ 08854. This is also a raise awareness cookout for others like my son who lost their lives in the hands of carless reckless bus drivers. Please come out and support the cause and remember a remarkable young man. In addition, this is my way of thanking everyone who came out to support the Deshon Johnson College Scholarship Annual Dinner on March 5th, 2014.
We will be playing his music. Come out to eat, listen to music, mingle and network.
Should you have any questions please feel free to contact Naomi 973-432-6463 or Desheca 908-285-3202.
Sponsors by Noneillah Entertainment
http://soulality.blogspot.com/2014/05/remember-deshon-johnson-in-his-honor.html
On July 18, 2014, will be Sean Cos Mason aka Deshon Johnson anniversary passing and we will be posting our playlist of his music on various sites and meet up at the site where his life ended on Broad and Bay Avenue Bloomfield NJ 10:30 am. This extraordinary young Montclairan honor student life was short lived.
Thereafter on July 19, 2014 at 1pm until 9:00pm we will be having a free cookout in his honor at 382 Rushmore Avenue Piscataway NJ 08854. This is also a raise awareness cookout for others like my son who lost their lives in the hands of carless reckless bus drivers. Please come out and support the cause and remember a remarkable young man. In addition, this is my way of thanking everyone who came out to support the Deshon Johnson College Scholarship Annual Dinner on March 5th, 2014.
We will be playing his music. Come out to eat, listen to music, mingle and network.
http://www.eventbrite.com/e/remember-deshon-johnson-in-his-honor-gathering-and-cookout-to-raise-awareness-tickets-11727732965?aff=erelexporg
Please help us raise awareness about the increasing number of innocent people losing their lives behind the cause of reckless bus drivers. Some of these bus drivers needs to be held accountable for ending innocent citizen’s lives.
You have people going to jail for domestic violence, gun violence, drunk driving, texting while driving but some bus drivers doesn’t serve any jail time as a result of causing the untimely loss of life of an innocent pedestrians by jumping curbs
http://soulality.blogspot.com/2014/04/raising-awareness-ribbon-for-innocent.html
Every second, minute or hour a person loved one are a victim of public transportation reckless bus driving demise.
Every second, minutes or hour a bus driver who cause the death of a parent child does not goes to jail, get community service, bail or being held accountable for the pain of the living who are traumatize the rest of their life by losing their loved one in the hands of some reckless bus driver.
https://www.everribbon.com/ribbon/view/17105
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On this site is disturbing and compelling information how Essex County Prosecutor handles NJ Transit pedestrian death cases cause by one of their bus drivers. You must listen to this audio that is provided on Soulality blog. The prosecutor office deem these type of cases as fatality and bus accident when there is an innocent person life taken so the bus drivers will not be convicted with criminal charges. Also so they will not lose their jobs.
In true reality all of these cases should be trial under involuntary manslaughter or manslaughter depending on what state you live in or vehicular homicide. Some of these bus drivers continue to driver reckless with ignorance and arrogant behavior because they know they will not go to jail or lose their jobs. Since the bus company protect the bus driver all the time.Some of these bus drivers drive more than they supposed for overtime pay.
http://soulality.blogspot.com/2014/03/essex-county-prosecutor-office-poor.html
Trooper said driver in serious Wayne bus crash had driven too many hours
MARCH 15, 2014
BY RICHARD COWEN
STAFF WRITER
THE RECORD
WAYNE — The driver of a Canadian bus that crashed on a Route 80 off-ramp in October 2012, injuring 23 people, had been on duty for more than 15 hours in the 24-hour period before the accident, a violation of federal safety regulations, a state trooper testified Friday.
One dead, 14 hurt in NJ Transit bus crash in Newark
One person was killed and more than a dozen others were injured when a van and an NJ Transit bus collided head-on in Newark during today's evening rush hour, authorities said.
Joe Pentangelo, a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, said the van driver, a New York City resident, "may have experienced a medical emergency" just before the 5:15 p.m. crash.
NJ TRANSIT Bus Crashes Into Newark Building
NEWARK, N.J. (CBSNewYork) – Ten people were hurt after a crash with a taxi sent a NJ TRANSIT bus into a building in Newark.
It happened around 12:45 a.m. Thursday on the corner of Market and Washington streets.
The Essex County Prosecutor and Naomi Johnson’s former lawyer Brad told Deshon’s mother that the bus driver never been in any accident and he had a clean driver record. To the shocking new information the Coach USA bus driver who was operating bus NJ Transit bus 709 were in several incidents. One of them was in another state early 2000 and NJ 2009 that he had to take up a defensive driver course for reckless driving; in 2012 he ended Deshon's life. The prosecutor and bus company sent him back to work and two months later he was in another reckless bus incident.
http://soulality.blogspot.com/2013/12/breaking-news-about-coach-usa-bus.html
Soulality
Breaking News: About The Coach USA Bus Driver Who Was Operating NJ Transit Bus 709 That Ended Deshon's Johnson Life The Essex County Prosecutor and Naomi Johnson's former lawyer Brad told Deshon's mother that the bus driver never been in any accident and he had a clean driver record.
To Many Lives Are Being Taken and To Many Families/Friends are Laying Their Loved Ones to Rest Before Their Time.
Who Will Be Next!
Does It Have To Be Your Loved Ones Before You Take Actions?
Let's Stand Together and Stop Senseless Death with Some of These Bus Drivers Reckless Driving!
Every Second a Mother/Father/Wife/Husband/Families and Friends Are Crying!
While the Bus Drivers are Enjoying Their Family and Friends Company Every Day, Nights on Birthdays, Events/ Holidays and Special Occasions!
Soulality
Let's Carve Out A Better Safety Plan for Pedestrian And Reckless Bus Drivers! To Many Lives Are Being Taken and To Many Families/Friends are Laying Their Loved Ones to Rest Before Their Time. Does It Have To Be Your Loved Ones Before You Take Actions?
An 11-year-old boy was injured when an MTA bus struck him in Brooklyn yesterday afternoon.
Syncire Nickens was riding his bike at about 5:15 p.m. when he was hit by the B13 bus. NBC New York reports, "Investigators believe the boy may have ridden his red and gray bicycle into the back of the bus at the corner of Crescent and Weldon streets in Cypress Hills at around 5:15 p.m.. They say the driver never saw him."
A resident in the area told the Daily News, "I was on the fourth floor and I heard him screaming. I ran down to see what happened and I see him screaming like he was dying... He went silent after about three minutes. He looked like he was in shock, like he was in space."
Syncire, who suffered what the News calls "traumatic injuries to his rib cage and lower body," is expected to survive.
http://gothamist.com/2013/08/26/bike-riding_boy_seriously_injured_a.php
SEATTLE - A Gray Line bus driver was placed on leave after the bus he was driving yesterday hit a woman crossing the street and killed her.
Gray Line General Manager David Beagle said the driver, who has been with the company for more than five years, was "very upset." The woman was identified by the King County medical examiner's office as Sylvia Mann, 60, of Bothell.
The bus was headed south on Seventh Avenue and turning east onto Pike Street when it hit Mann, who was crossing Pike at the intersection, said Seattle police Detective Dick Chapman.
The accident occurred around 1 p.m. Mann was pronounced dead at 3:04 p.m. in surgery at Harborview Medical Center. Bobby Brewer, a mechanic who saw the accident, said the bus hit Mann, dragged her under the wheels for several feet and didn't stop until witnesses screamed at the driver.
Transit union pushes for attempted murder charges against man who allegedly stabbed N.J. bus driver 7 times but allow the bus driver who kill Deshon Johnson go back and driver the bus to support his family. However Deshon us unable to do so. The bus driver took Deshon's like walks free and is not charged. What message it the legal system is saying to those who lost their love on due to a reckless bus driver.
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/10/transit_workers_union_pushes_f.html
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