BY LEON B. CREWS
Sentinel Staff Writer

Four bus drivers with the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART) have a combined safe driving stretch of 7 million miles.

That’s the equivalent of driving to the moon and back 14 times without an accident.

On May 19th, the drivers were recognized for their remarkable achievement during the Tampa Area Safety Council’s 31st Annual Safety Awards Luncheon.

The four drivers recognized were:
Richard Alvarez, 2 million miles of driving without a preventable accident; Andrew Bell, 2 million miles of driving without a preventable accident; James Chapman, 2 million miles of driving without a preventable accident, and Marion “Rocky” Wells, 1 million miles of driving without a preventable accident.

In addition to the recognition, the drivers will wear a HART patch on their uniforms to distinguish them as a million-mile safe driver.

Pictured: From left to right: Andrew Bell, James Chapman, Richard Alvarez, and Marion Wells.