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Committee hears report on Downtowner altercation, driver removal and upcoming microtransit changes
Summary
Members reviewed a videoed altercation involving a Downtowner driver and a rider identified in the transcript as 'Mr. Watts,' learned neither party filed charges and were told the driver was fired; the committee also discussed that a microtransit option may begin charging fares.
Committee members reviewed a recent incident on the Downtowner ride service and discussed upcoming changes to local microtransit operations.
A committee member described a confrontation recorded on video between a rider identified in the meeting as “Mr. Watts” and a Downtowner driver. The account in the meeting said the driver told the group the vehicle was scheduled to pick up one passenger, and when a larger group attempted to board, an argument began. According to the discussion, the driver and the rider exchanged words, the rider reportedly spat on the driver, the driver assaulted the rider in response, and the rider attempted to strike the driver with a water bottle. The transcript records that neither the rider nor the driver…
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