ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico man is suing the city of Albuquerque after he says he and his service animal were attacked by a dog on a city bus.
The Albuquerque Journal reports an attorney for Vernon Lewis recently filed a lawsuit in state district court against the city stemming from an alleged attack last year.
According to the lawsuit, Lewis, who has one leg and uses a wheelchair, boarded a city bus in April 2017 with his small dog, Rocco, on his lap.
The lawsuit says moments later another person boarded the bus along with an “unmuzzled pit bull” that attacked Rocco and Lewis.
Lewis’ attorney, David Berlin, says Rocco died weeks after the attack.
Albuquerque Transit Department spokesman Rick De Reyes says it appears the bus driver did not properly follow procedure when he let the pit bull on board.
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Information from: Albuquerque Journal, http://www.abqjournal.com