Deshon Johnson Age 22 7-18-12 Montclair NJ The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office has identified the man who was killed by a NJ Transit bus yesterday as Deshon L. Johnson, a 22-year-old Essex County College student living in Montclair. A press release from the Prosecutor’s Office said, “The preliminary investigation indicates Johnson was rushing to catch the #709 bus to get to his job when he was struck and killed yesterday morning by a NJ Transit Bus in the vicinity of Broad Street and Bay. He was pronounced dead at 10:54 a.m. “No charges have been filed at this time. The investigation is ongoing.” A spokeswoman from NJ Transit, Nancy Snyder, contacted Patch on Thursday. “The driver of that bus was not a NJ Transit employee," she said. "He was employed by Community Transportation Company, also known as Community Coach.” Snyder said there are ten contract carriers operating 56 bus routes in NJ Transit buses displaying the NJ Transit logo and the chevron symbol. “We have many private c