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El Cajon PD Press Releases>
Fatal Trolley Collision
September 28, 2011
EL CAJON POLICE DEPT. – PRESS RELEASE INFORMATION SHEET
TYPE OF INCIDENT: Fatal Trolley Collision
OCCURRED: 09/28/2011 at 1428 hours
LOCATION OF OCCURRENCE: 700 North Marshall
RESUME OF INCIDENT:
At approximately 2:28pm on Wednesday September 28th 2011, Officers responded to a 911 call of a pedestrian struck by a Trolley at the Trolley Station located at 700 N. Marshall in El Cajon. When Officers and Paramedics arrived they discovered an adult male had been struck by the southbound MTS Trolley. The victim suffered significant head injuries from the collision and was pronounced dead at the scene. The identity of the 48 year old victim is being withheld pending notification of family members by the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Preliminary indications based on witness statements are the victim walked from the trolley platform onto the trolley tracks and into the path of the oncoming southbound trolley. The trolley driver immediately attempted to stop by activating the emergency brake and sounding the federal emergency horn. The pedestrian attempted to retreat to the trolley platform however he was struck by the oncoming trolley.
Anyone with information regarding this collision is encouraged to contact the El Cajon Police Department Traffic Division at 619-441-1645.
Prepared by: Lt. Frank La Haye Div: SED Date/Time: 09/28/2011 / 1735
Review by: Lt. Jeff Arvan
Pat Sprecco, CHIEF OF POLICE
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