Scofflaw hops behind wheel of MTA bus at NYC depot, drives off with operator on board: cops

A scofflaw hopped behind the wheel of an MTA bus at a Brooklyn depot Monday and sped off with its stunned driver on board — making it about a block before crashing, cops and law-enforcement sources said.

The 32-year-old miscreant snuck onto the B6 bus at the Ulmer Park Bus Depot on Harway Avenue near Bay 38th Street in Bath Beach around 12:40 a.m., according to authorities and sources. 

The intruder – who sources said is fascinated with buses and is known to frequent the depot – was undeterred when the driver then entered the bus to begin his route, sources said. 

A man hopped behind the wheel of an MTA bus in Brooklyn early Monday and drove off — with the stunned vehicle operator on board. Google Maps

The suspect was somehow able to drive off the lot with the operator on board – making it down the block to 25th and Cropsey avenues, where he crashed into a parked car, police said. 

No injuries were reported in the crash. 

The suspect crashed into a parked car at 25th and Cropsey avenues, police said. Google Maps

He was taken into custody by police who responded to the scene, authorities said. 

Charges were pending hours later, and the suspect was not immediately identified.