Bus driver praised for quick actions helping missing girl get home safe
By WDJT News Staff
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MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — A Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) bus driver is being praised for his actions after a missing girl boarded his bus, and he took quick action to get her to safety.
Video from the incident was released by MCTS.
According to MCTS, driver Johnny R. was operating the Red Line on a rainy afternoon when a young girl got on the bus alone without money for fare.
The girl, according to MCTS, matched the description of a critically missing person report he saw earlier in the day.
Johnny spent no time taking action; he immediately called MCTS dispatch, and they notified Cudahy police.
“I think I picked up that missing 10-year-old girl,” Johnny can be heard on the phone in the video.
Cudahy police arrived and was able to help the girl get home safe.
This is just another example of MCTS drivers being in the right place at the right time.
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