WALNUT, Calif. – A 63-year-old man who was hit by a vehicle and killed at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut in an apparent “intentional act” has been identified, authorities said Friday.
The victim died at the scene of his injury, which was reported at about 7:30 a.m. Thursday in the 1100 block of North Grand Avenue, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
The Los Angeles County Coroner’s office identified the victim as Rafael Barragan, Jr.
“Deputies went to the location on a report of a vehicle versus pedestrian traffic collision call for service at the Mt. San Antonio College …” a sheriff’s department statement said. “When deputies arrived, they located the pedestrian unresponsive and suffering from trauma.”
The driver of the vehicle was taken to a hospital where he was treated and admitted. The traffic collision appears to be an intentional act, according to the sheriff’s department statement.
Anyone with information on the case was urged to call the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500, or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS.