‘Stop Spitting!’: New Jersey Transit Driver Goes Ham, Chokes Out Unruly Passenger Who Challenged Him to a Fight In Shocking Video and Ends Up Arrested

A New Jersey Transit bus driver was filmed savagely beating up a passenger and putting him in a chokehold after the young commuter got in his face and challenged him to a fight off the bus.& Video of the brutal Aug. 16 brawl has since gone viral, showing the passenger might have spit on the driver during the confrontation, but since his back was turned to the camera, it’s unclear if he actually did. The driver has since been identified as Toron Walker, who was arrested on charges of aggravated assault, according to a report by RLS Media. Video screenshots show a bus driver choking a passenger. (Photos: X/Dom Lucre/NewJerseyShade) New Jersey Transit officials have not commented on the incident nor said whether Walker still has his job. It’s not clear how long Walker has been employed by the Transit Authority or if he has had any previous altercations with passengers. Remarkably, the violent incident occurred during Gov. Phil Murphy’s free transit holidayand immediately raised concerns about the safety of NJ Transit bus service just as the state was trying to tout its reliability. While the initiative aimed to offer no-cost rides, the violent altercation between a bus driver and...