Ed Wynn Rivera, the 22-year-old man with cerebral palsy who was abandoned on a freezing bus for 17 hours, returned home from the hospital yesterday. His family, thrilled that he's safe, spoke to WCBS 2 about finding him. His father Elmer Rivera said when he went to the bus depot and asked two workers to look for him one came "back with tears in her eyes" because she found him and they broke into the bus and took of their coats to warm him up. Additionally, a CAT scan showed foam in his system—his sister said he had eaten foam and vinyl from the bus seat during his ordeal. The bus matron who was responsible for noticing Rivera was still on the bus (she allegedly did know he was there when she left) has been charged with reckless endangerment. more ›

A new detail related to the disabled man who, instead of being taken home from his day program, was abandoned on a freezing bus for 17 hours by the bus matron. The bus's driver has, the Post reports, "a shocking rap sheet of 28 arrests, including an assault on a Bronx cop." Walter Gibbs has been charged with "forgery, grand larceny, theft of service and drug crimes on his record," and most recently, "grand larceny and harassment," this past summer. According to Outstanding Transport's website, its drivers are "are 19A Motor Vehicle Qualified. This means that they are randomly drug tested, fingerprinted, background checked and with no criminal background." But when the Post headed to the home of Charles Curcio, head of Outstanding Transport, Curcio "slammed the door." A police source told the Daily News, "He has no business driving a school bus or being anywhere near any kids, no matter what age." more ›