BROOKLYN, NY – A Long Island man who used his car to strike a woman on a Brooklyn sidewalk before ramming an MTA bus in a violent daytime rampage was sentenced Friday to nine years in prison for attempted murder.

Jason Schaal, 43, pleaded guilty last month to second-degree attempted murder after admitting he intentionally drove his Toyota Prius into a 38-year-old woman, then crashed into a city bus in Downtown Brooklyn.

The woman suffered head injuries but survived.

Schaal also tried to flip the bus with passengers onboard.

Court officers and civilians stopped him as he fled the scene.

The incident unfolded just after 3 p.m. on August 15 near Willoughby and Jay Streets, where Schaal suddenly veered onto the sidewalk, striking the pedestrian who was standing on the corner. He then cont

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