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. |
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