Crime & Safety
Worker 'Intentionally' Fatally Hit At Mt. San Antonio College: Report
The victim died at the scene, and the driver of the vehicle was treated at a local hospital and then admitted.
WALNUT, CA — An employee of Mt. San Antonio College has been identified as the victim fatally hit by a driver on campus Thursday morning, the college's president said, according to ABC7.
The victim was 63-year-old Ralph Barragan, who began working as a tram driver for students with disabilities in July 2007, President Bill William T. Scroggins said in a statement obtained by the outlet.
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Homicide said that they believe that the incident was an "intentional act."
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Authorities said the incident occurred at around 7:30 a.m. at Mt. San Antonio College in the 1100 block of North Grand Avenue in Walnut.
The victim died at the scene, and the driver of the vehicle was treated at a local hospital and then admitted, the sheriff's office said.
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Anyone with information about the incident is urged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500. If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477).
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