On-duty MTA employee accused of driving drunk in Times Square

Tuesday, May 12, 2020
TIMES SQUARE, Manhattan (WABC) -- An MTA employee is facing charges of driving while intoxicated after crashing into a truck near Times Square.

Investigators say 24-year-old Stephen Singh, of Queens ,was still on the job when he slammed into an idle Pepsi Truck on 42nd Street early Tuesday morning.
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Medics took Singh and another person to an area hospital and both were treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

The MTA has suspended Singh pending an investigation and a spokesman released the following statement:

"The employee who was charged by police has been suspended from duty effective immediately pending investigation and review. We are cooperating fully with the NYPD."
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