Sheriff’s Blotter

The Sheriff’s Office has released the name of the decedent who was fatally injured on July 19, when he was struck by a northbound Amtrak passenger train east of Olive Mill Road in Montecito. The decedent is 50-year-old Rogelio Perez of Santa Barbara. Next of kin has been notified, and his death is being ruled as an accident.

At approximately 6:45 am on Thursday, July 19, an adult male was walking southbound along the railroad tracks just east of Olive Mill Road in Montecito when he was fatally injured by an Amtrak passenger train that was headed northbound. The train engineer observed the subject walking along the side of the train tracks and activated the train’s horn and braking system but was unable to stop in time and struck the victim.