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| Sheriff's deputy killed in train derailment |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 01/31/2005 |
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Sheriff's Deputy James P. Tutino was so popular at L.A.'s Men's Central Jail that even the inmates liked him, friends and co-workers said. The 47-year-old expert on street gangs was among the 11 people killed last Wednesday in the nation's worst train wreck in nearly six years. A suicidal man apparently parked his SUV on railroad tracks in Glendale, Calif., then changed his mind and ran as the train carrying the deputy and hundreds of other commuters slammed into it. As that train toppled off the tracks, it struck a northbound commuter train and a parked Union Pacific locomotive. Before Tutino, a 23-year veteran of the sheriff's department, was removed from the train, a firefighter retrieved a flag and draped it over him. As rescue workers carried his body away, two lines of deputies, police and firefighters formed to salute him. "He was a really good guy and was really well liked by everyone," said Deputy Gordon McMullen, a co-worker at the jail. "Even the inmates liked him. He was a really good person." Tutino, defensive coordinator for the Simi Valley High School varsity football team, was married and had four grown children. An avid runner, Tutino participated in the annual law enforcement relay run from Baker to Las Vegas. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said that flags over the state Capitol would be flown at half-staff in Tutino's honor. |
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