On Oct. 24, Jazmine Floris died after two vehicles were seen racing down Pacific and Yokuts avenues. One of the vehicles lost control, hitting Floris and crashing into the new Delta College marquee.
Floris was rushed to the hospital, where she later died from her injuries. A vigil was held on Oct. 25 in front of the marquee, and Floris’s family has set up a GoFundMe account for donations toward her cremation.
Since the vigil, the Floris’s family gofundme page has raised more than $7,000, donations can be made at www.gofundme.com/f/swd6z-help-us-lay-jay-to-rest.
The person in the vehicle that hit Floris fled from the scene; however, district Police Sgt. Joseph Delgado quickly responded and detained the suspect.
“He was on patrol, in vehicle, and he heard the traffic come in, and he was initially going to head to the scene, but we knew that ambulance was already on scene…When he knew the victim was being tended to and the radio traffic came that the suspect had fled into campus, he immediately went into campus,” said Police Sgt. Jim Bock.
Bock also said the suspect was on foot while fleeing and that campus police also had Police Officer Peter Longero, who was on foot patrol of the interior campus.
“He was up on one of the higher floors in the Holt building. He noticed the suspect, and as Sgt. Delgado was walking up the stairs, the suspect approached him, and he could see facial injuries. As he started to handcuff him, the guy jerked away and started running,” said Bock.
From there, Delgado began a foot pursuit. With Longero’s aid, the two detained the suspect near the Locke Center.
The electronic marquee that was impacted was installed over the summer.
“Structurally, it appears to be sound; the damage is to the facade around one of the legs. We’ve ordered the materials needed to fix the facade. The screen still works but has been turned off because there also may have been some damage to the power infrastructure that feeds the marquee, so we’re making sure that is taken care of before attempting to turn it back on,” said Director of Marketing and Communications Alex Breitler.
The marquee is covered by insurance and is being fixed by the Kya Group and Ad Art, which did the original installation. It is estimated to be fixed within the next four weeks.
The original marquees were installed in 2006 and needed an updated look and electronics. It was recommended to the Board of Trustees to “authorize the District to enter into an agreement with Kya Services, LLC. for the base bid in the amount of $375,496.23 plus an additional allowance in the amount of $50,000 for unforeseen conditions… utilizing the Foundation for California Community Colleges (FCCC) CollegeBuys,” according to the board meeting on Dec. 12.
The FCCC operates CollegeBuys, a program designed to help the California Community College Districts make bigger purchases. The administration carried the motion 6-0 to enter an agreement with Kya Services, LLC in the amount of $425,496.23.
