:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tronc/E47A7VXUNFHZXOW5RKUQE7LCAU.JPG "Man with faux gun commandeers Queens MTA bus, goes on crazed joyride earlier than crashing")
A person with an imitation pistol commandeered an MTA bus in Queens Thursday, taking the bus on a crazed joyride earlier than crashing right into a pole, police sources stated.
The gunman boarded a This fall bus close to 199th St. and Linden Blvd. in St. Albans about 7:30 a.m. and pulled his faux firearm on the driving force, cops stated.
The bus driver and about seven passengers ran off the bus — and the gunman jumped behind the wheel and sped off down Linden Blvd. He slammed into a light-weight pole on 233rd St. in Cambria Heights, a couple of mile-and-a-half from the place he acquired on.
The busjacker was taken into custody on the scene of the crash with out incident. Cops stated his gun turned out to be a faux.
Prices towards the 44-year-old suspect have been pending.
