• Top Stories
Man learns fate for shooting bus driver
Man learns fate for shooting bus driver

A 24-year-old Buffalo man is headed behind bars after being …

Teen faces judge in bar owner's death
Teen faces judge in bar owner's death

A teenager will be arraigned Wednesday morning, on an …

Thruway Authority to fix broken lights
Thruway Authority to fix broken lights

You may have noticed a busy stretch of I-190 South in the dark …

Geico to celebrate milestone
Geico to celebrate milestone

Lieutenant Governor Bob Duffy will help to celebrate a …

SUV strikes male bicyclist
SUV strikes male bicyclist

An SUV struck a bicyclist early Wednesday morning in Buffalo. …

Advertisement

Bus driver saves woman, boy from dog

Updated: Wednesday, 26 Sep 2012, 5:50 PM EDT
Published : Wednesday, 26 Sep 2012, 3:22 PM EDT

CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. (AP) - A 75-year-old school bus driver is being credited with fighting off two pit bulls after they attacked a woman and her family's dog as she pushed her grandson in a stroller.

David Bliss tells Rochester media outlets that he had just dropped off his last group of students Monday afternoon when he saw Cynthia Devaney and the 10-year-old golden retriever being attacked along a road in Canandaigua.

The stroller with the grandson inside had been knocked over by the time Bliss pulled over. He jumped out of the bus and beat the dogs until they backed off, but not before being bitten several times. Devaney and her family's dog were also bitten. Her grandson wasn't injured.

Police say the two pit bulls have been quarantined.

  • Comments
With WIVB.com's new commenting system you don't need to register. You can login with an existing Facebook, Yahoo!, Google, or Twitter account and more. If you have a WIVB.com login you can still use it in our Participate section.

 

 

blog comments powered by Disqus

  • Photo Galleries

Divers gear up for Le Griffon search

Photos from June 17, 2013 of archeologists preparing for a dive in the search …

Photos: Le Griffon crew re-enactment

A June 17, 2013 re-enactment of the crew of the French ship Le Griffon.

Advertisement
Advertisement

Advertisement