A driver with a record of speeding violations crashed into an MTA bus in Bay Ridge early Tuesday morning, causing street safety advocates to call on state legislators to pass a stalled bill that would target reckless driving.

According to the NYPD, the collision occurred at about 1:30 a.m. near Bay Ridge Avenue and Ridge Boulevard. Police said a 26-year-old male was operating a Honda Accord driving southbound on Ridge Boulevard when he “slammed” into a bus heading west on Bay Ridge Avenue.

Transportation Alternatives , a group dedicated to “reclaiming New York City from cars,” said the impact “ caused the bus to jump the curb and crash into a building.” Police said the bus operator was not injured, but the driver was transported to NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn with minor injur

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