“Luis contributed greatly to the care and stewardship of O’Neill Regional Park, and his loss is felt across OC Parks,” said a spokesperson for the parks system
NEED TO KNOW
- A 25-year-old park employee died in a “tragic work accident” at a park in Southern California on Aug. 29
- An air rescue team was dispatched to the scene of the rollover crash, but the young man couldn’t be saved
- The victim is survived by his parents and three siblings
A 25-year-old park employee was at work when he was killed in a rollover crash in Southern California.
The deadly incident occurred on Saturday, Aug. 29, just before 1:17 p.m. local time, when a vehicle rolled between 200 and 300 feet down an embankment at O’Neill Regional Park in Trabuco Canyon, CW affiliate KTLA, The Orange County Register and New Santa Ana reported. Following the crash, an air rescue team was dispatched to the scene.
The victim has since been identified as 25-year-old Luis Alberto Casas, of Garden Grove, Calif., the outlets reported…