{"id":516865,"date":"2026-03-05T22:53:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T22:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/516865\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T22:53:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T22:53:14","slug":"video-bus-driver-removed-from-service-amid-investigation-into-social-media-posts-behind-the-wheel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/516865\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Bus driver removed from service amid investigation into social media posts behind the wheel"},"content":{"rendered":"

A video sent to INsauga.com appears to show a Brampton Transit driver’s social media post of driving down a snowy street. <\/p>\n

Brampton Transit has taken a bus driver off the job while the city investigates a complaint that she posted videos to social media while behind the wheel.<\/p>\n

Multiple videos and photos allegedly posted to TikTok and SnapChat were obtained by INsauga.com, and appear to show the female Brampton Transit operator\u2019s social media activity while on the job.<\/p>\n

In one of the clips, the operator appears to have recorded footage on a smartphone while driving a transit bus down a snowy street.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s get to work,\u201d the operator, who goes by the username Lee_30fancy on TikTok and saslee_I on Snapchat, can be heard saying in another clip while walking through the snow before the filming from what appears to be the driver\u2019s seat of a Brampton Transit bus.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Most of the clips obtained by INsauga.com show the operator wearing a Brampton Transit uniform while filming herself and posing for the camera.<\/p>\n

A complaint has been filed with Brampton Transit, and the city has confirmed to INsauga.com that the operator \u201chas been removed from service while the investigation is underway.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Brampton Transit has not disclosed the operator\u2019s name.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe safety of passengers, pedestrians and all road users is the top priority for Brampton Transit. The City takes any reports of unsafe behaviour by a transit operator very seriously,\u201d the city said in a statement to INsauga.com.<\/p>\n

The city says all Brampton Transit operators must follow \u201cstrict safety protocols,\u201d and says the use of personal mobile devices while operating a transit vehicle \u201cis strictly prohibited under City policy and Ontario\u2019s distracted driving laws.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brampton Transit buses are also equipped with onboard camera systems to \u201csupport safety and incident review,\u201d the city says.<\/p>\n

Under Ontario\u2019s distracted driving laws, drivers can only touch a smartphone to call an ambulance, police or fire department emergency services. Drivers cannot have a display screen visible to the driver that is unrelated to driving, even when you are stopped in traffic or at a red light.<\/p>\n

In 2023, MiWay transit operator Baljeet Dhaliwal of Brampton was charged with dangerous operation causing death following a fatal chain reaction pile-up in the Malton area of north Mississauga<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The crash was captured on a dashcam video widely circulated online that shows a MiWay bus plowing into the back of a vehicle. Sharron Williams, 50, of Mississauga, was killed after the MiWay bus struck the car she was driving.<\/p>\n

Driving a bus in Ontario requires either a Class C or F licence, and the penalties for distracted driving start at $615 and can be as high as $1,000, three demerit points, and a three-day licence suspension upon conviction.<\/p>\n

Fines go up to $2,000 for the second offence, with six demerit points and a seven-day licence suspension, and up to $3,000, six demerit points, and a 30-day licence suspension for every other conviction.<\/p>\n

Drivers can also face careless driving by endangering other people \u201cbecause of any kind of distraction,\u201d the province says.<\/p>\n


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