Cops found TTC bus driver in possession of pot—right after lethal crash

By now, we’ve lost track of the number of TTC drivers alleged to have driven while under the influence—and the whole issue just became decidedly unfunny now that it appears that the driver of the bus involved in the fatal traffic incident on Lawrence Avenue East earlier this week had a small quantity of marijuana in his possession (although we hasten to add that there’s no evidence the driver was intoxicated at the time of the crash). Everybody is on this story (see: here, here, here and here) because it combines two things Toronto media love: kvetching about Toronto transit, and illicit drugs (according to the CBC, police are looking into whether the driver should be charged). Read the entire story [National Post] »