Santa Barbara resident William George Carmichael, 56, was recognized by the Sheriff’s Coroner’s Bureau as the person struck and killed by a practice close to the Modoc Highway crossing in Santa Barbara on Tuesday afternoon.
Sheriff’s Workplace spokesperson Raquel Zick confirmed Carmichael’s identification on social media Wednesday afternoon, following up on reviews {that a} pedestrian was hit by an Amtrak practice within the late afternoon on Tuesday.
Witnesses reported that round 4 p.m. Tuesday, a practice all of the sudden stopped close to the practice crossing at Modoc Highway and Hollister Avenue and was repeatedly blowing its horn. Emergency crews arrived and noticed {that a} pedestrian was hit by the practice, and the sufferer was reported lifeless on scene.
No different data has been launched in regards to the incident, which remains to be underneath investigation.
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