NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- A Queens man was sentenced for stealing a school bus in Brooklyn in 2021 then driving recklessly, damaging property and other vehicles, and injuring other drivers, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced on Monday.
Anthony Reyes, 44, was sentenced to seven years in prison and five years post-release supervision after he pleaded guilty to first-degree attempted assault on February 10.
According to an investigation, at approximately 1:30 p.m. on December 2, 2021, Reyes stole an unoccupied school bus with keys in the ignition and the engine running from the driveway of a house on East 51st Street in East Flatbush.
A call was placed to 911 to report the stolen bus, along with its GPS location.
Officers spotted the bus parked near 138 Jackie Robinson Parkway, with the defendant in the driver’s seat, officials said.
When police approached the vehicle, Reyes began to drive away, even though one officer was holding on to the vehicle cops said. Eventually, the officer let go as Reyes fled in the bus.
Within approximately 30 minutes, Reyes rammed into the side of a building and continued driving, authorities said.
He then collided into multiple vehicles, both parked and in the middle of the street stopped at a traffic light, police said.
Two of the vehicles still had individuals inside during the impact, officials said.
One of the vehicles he struck was occupied by a woman whom police managed to pull out of her vehicle before Reyes struck it a second time, dragging the vehicle down the street.
Eventually, police were able to apprehend Reyes.
Multiple people suffered minor injuries as a result of the incident, officials said.
"Today’s sentence holds this defendant accountable for his brazenly reckless conduct that caused mayhem across several communities and put countless lives at risk. Thankfully there were not more serious injuries to the police officers and the public," District Attorney Gonzalez said.
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