Dozens injured in Arizona crash after man attacks driver of Dallas-bound Greyhound bus

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Source: Dallas Morning News

TONOPAH, Ariz. — State police say a passenger attacked the driver of a Greyhound bus, leading to a crash on Interstate 10 in western Arizona that left numerous people injured.

Maquel Donyel Morris, 25, of Los Angeles, was arrested. Carrick Cook, a spokesman for the Arizona Department of Public Safety, said Morris had not yet been booked but faced at least 75 criminal charges, including endangerment, assault and aggravated assault.

Cook said 24 people were hurt in the crash, including three who were airlifted to hospitals. None of the injuries was considered life-threatening.

The DPS reported that the Dallas-bound bus was heading east from Los Angeles when the accident occurred shortly before 2 a.m. Thursday near Tonopah.

Read more: http://www.dallasnews.com/news/local-news/20140123-dozens-injured-in-arizona-crash-after-man-attacks-driver-of-dallas-bound-greyhound-bus.ece

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1. Looks like the guy who attacked the driver was high on something.

Not weed, that's for sure.

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2. Texas *and* Arizona-related lunacy!

A "two-fer."

Not as exciting as the rare Florida-Texas-Arizona hat trick, but impressive nonetheless.

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3. Passenger faces two dozen felonies in attack that led to Greyhound bus crash

PHOENIX — A California man faces more than two dozen felonies after authorities say he attacked the driver of a Greyhound bus as it traveled down an Arizona highway, causing it to go off the road and injuring 24 passengers.

Maquel Morris, of Los Angeles, is charged with 25 counts of endangerment, one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, one count of aggravated assault involving temporary disfigurement, and one count of criminal damage, authorities said Friday.

The 25-year-old man was ordered released on $150,000 bond at the Phoenix hospital where he's still being treated.

Authorities say the bus was heading from Los Angeles to Dallas when Morris attacked the driver early Thursday, causing the bus to swerve and go off Interstate 10 near the community of Tonopah, about 50 miles west of Phoenix.

More at http://www.dallasnews.com/news/local-news/20140124-passenger-faces-two-dozen-felonies-in-attack-that-led-to-greyhound-bus-crash.ece .