Bus Crash Victim Wants Answers From SEPTA

Woman wants to know how teen was able to pull away with bus

The owner of one of 20 cars damaged after a mentally challenged teen stole a bus wants answers from SEPTA.

“How does a 16-year-old boy just walk in there and take a bus,” asked Judy Farley Friday.

Farley’s 2009 Toyota Camry was damaged Wednesday after the bus was stolen from the Victory Depot at 69th Street and Victory Avenue in Upper Darby.

“If I had left a minute sooner, I would’ve been in the car or probably the bus would’ve got me before I got to the car,” said Farley. “That’s how fast he was going.”

The teen told authorities that the bus was left unattended with the keys in the ignition. That fact infuriates Farley the most.

SEPTA says they are in the process of figuring out exactly what happened on Wednesday morning.

“We’re still trying to figure out precisely what the status of that bus was,” said SEPTA spokesperson Richard Maloney. “Whether it was running or whether it was not running. Whether there was a key or there was not a key.”

Maloney also said most of the victims whose cars were damaged are actually SEPTA employees.

“We’re still sorting it out and it’s going to take some time. The insurance and the lawyers and all the rest of that,” Maloney said.

Farley is hoping SEPTA will take responsibility for the accident.

“It would be nice if they would step up to the plate and take care of this,” Farley said.

Maloney suggests victims file claims through their own insurance companies. They can also contact the claims department at SEPTA if they please.

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