Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LOS ANGELES - A former employee of Mt. San Antonio College has been named as the driver who struck and killed a pedestrian in a likely deliberate act.
James Milliken, 38, was placed in custody. He was booked on suspicion of murder and is being held in lieu of $2 million bail, according to Los Angeles County booking records. Milliken allegedly struck and killed Raphael Barragan near a building on the Mt. SAC campus, 1100 South Grand Ave., around 7:30 a.m. December 1. First responders found a victim suffering from trauma. He died at the scene. Milliken was detained, taken to a hospital, and later admitted, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Milliken was a part-time driver with the campus’ ACCESS program from October 2016 until his resignation in September 2021, according to Mt. SAC President William Scroggins. A Facebook account belonging to James Milliken reveals a lengthy post in which he unloads anger at what he describes being degraded, discarded during his time as a Mt. SAC employee. “From the very beginning I was treated with disrespect. The first incident was something most Psychologists call a microaggression; however these humiliations and deep-cutting comments said by many individuals in the workplace are only said to or about African American employees,” Milliken said in his Facebook post. Milliken alleges an untold number of employees labeled him with the “N word.” Milliken named Barragan as one of his aggressors. “Dealing with this person who not only threaten me on multiple occasion [Sic]. But also convinced others to take part in the harassment and take up a threatening posture against me. Milliken also said employees allegedly blamed him that personal items were no longer acceptable due to a bottle of lotion he placed on his desk, which caused a ban on such items, Milliken posted. Milliken was also furious about how he was treated for growing out his hair. Some employees allegedly called him a thug. “Losing Ralph has been heartbreaking for our campus community. The circumstances of his passing are additionally painful,” Scroggins said in a written statement. Milliken was scheduled for a December 1 appearance in Pomona Superior Court. He is being held in the Twin Towers Correctional Facility. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WALNUT - The president of Mount SAC identified a man Thursday who was likely killed in a deliberate collision on campus.
Ralph Barragan, 63, was first hired at Mt. San Antonio College in 2007 and spent his entire career there as a bus driver for the ACCESS program, which caters to special-needs students. He was a bus driver, shuttling special needs students around campus, according to Mt. SAC president William Scroggins. “This is as tragic a situation as we can imagine on our campus. Our hearts and sincere condolences go out to Ralph’s family and countless friends,” Scroggins said in a written statement. Deputies and firefighters were called to the mount sac campus, 1100 South Grand Ave., around 7:30 a.m. December 1. They found a collision: a vehicle versus pedestrian near Building 9A and found a victim suffering from trauma. He died at the scene. The driver was detained, taken to a hospital, and later admitted, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. “Everyone knew Ralph. He was always smiling, greeting staff and students by their names, and befriending everyone he met,” according to Vice President of Student Services Audrey Yamagata-Noji. “We are shocked and saddened by his passing. He will be missed, but not forgotten.” It is not yet publicly clear if investigators have determined a motive, or have arrested the driver. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WALNUT - A pedestrian died after being targeted in a collision on the Mt. San Antonio College campus , homicide investigators said Thursday.
The driver was hospitalized and admitted, the pedestrian died. Investigators have not publicly revealed why the crash was intentional. Sheriff’s deputies and firefighters were called to Mt. SAC, 1100 S. Grand Ave., near Building 9A around 7:30 a.m. December 1. “When deputies arrived, they located the pedestrian unresponsive and suffering from trauma. Los Angeles County Fire Department paramedics responded and pronounced the pedestrian deceased at the scene,” according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department in a written statement. “The driver of the vehicle was transported to a local area hospital where he was treated and subsequently admitted. There is no threat to the campus, according to a written statement issued by Mt. SAC campus. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WALNUT - A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle along Amar Road, Sunday afternoon, a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s sergeant said.
The driver remained at the scene of the collision on Amar Road at Country Hollow Drive. Deputies were called to the scene at 4:35 p.m., according to Sgt. Solorzano of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Diamond Bar/Walnut Station. No other details were readily available. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WALNUT - A solo male occupant died after his black Hyundai Sonata crashed along northbound Grand Avenue near Shadow Mountain Road July 3, a Sheriff’s sergeant said.
The unidentified driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle and struck a tree in the center divider of Grand Avenue, according to Sgt. Tinoco of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Walnut/Diamond Bar Station. The crash occurred around 7:09 a.m. The driver died at the scene, according to radio traffic from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. No other vehicles were involved in the crash, Tinoco told SGV CityWatch. “Per witnesses, speeding might have been a factor,” Tinoco told SGV CityWatch. Foothill Transit announced at 12:40 p.m. that bus lines 190 and 480 are detouring around the scene. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WALNUT – A Sig Alert in still in effect for the No. 5 lane of the eastbound 60 freeway at South Lemon Avenue Monday. The crash was reported to the CHP at 5:25 a.m. January 13. A blue sedan struck the guardrail and landed on top of the guardrail. No other vehicle was involved in the crash, according to California Highway Patrol traffic logs. The driver died at the scene and is only described as a man.
A one-hour Sig Alert was issued for the No. 5 lane at 6 a.m. It is still in effect, according to Officer Peter Nicholson of the CHP Traffic Management Center. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor WALNUT - A field sergeant with the Sheriff’s Walnut/Diamond Bar Station was hospitalized along with at least one civilian after a collision Thursday morning. The crash occurred at South Brea Canyon Road and Valley Boulevard just before 6 a.m. It is unclear if alcohol and/or drugs are a factor, according to Sgt. Thomas Anderson of the Walnut/Diamond Bar Sheriff’s Station. The injured sergeant immediately called for backup deputies and even read back the license plate of the civilian vehicle involved in the crash while trapped in his patrol vehicle, according to Sheriff’s radio traffic.
South Brea Canyon Road and Valley Boulevard remains closed. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor WALNUT - A more than 20-ton truck flipped over, forcing a portion of Valley Boulevard to close Friday afternoon.
Westbound Valley Boulevard at Brea Canyon Road is scheduled to remain closed until 2 p.m. Friday while crews work to up right the 40,000-pound truck, described as a big rig, according to the California Highway Patrol. The truck flipped just after 11:30 a.m. The driver was able to exit the truck, but it is unclear if the driver was injured. |
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