Third metro Atlanta transit worker dies of COVID-19

By David Wickert

July 10, 2020 at 5:14 pm EDT

Third metro Atlanta transit worker dies of COVID-19 (ALYSSA POINTER/AJC.COM)

By David Wickert

July 10, 2020 at 5:14 pm EDT

A Gwinnett County bus driver has died from COVID-19 – the third known death of a metro Atlanta transit worker amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Eugene Presley, a Gwinnett County Transit bus driver since 2015, died July 1 from the disease, according to the Amalgamated Transit Union. On Friday employees rallied at the Gwinnett County Transit Center in Duluth to seek additional protections – including a requirement that passengers wear masks, a rule local transit agencies have been reluctant to adopt.