Two students died this weekend, one Saturday and another early Sunday morning, in unrelated incidents.
Roommates found senior Bobby Sheehan, 21, dead about 11:15 p.m. Saturday in his home on Ivy Street, Sgt. Rob Merrifield said.
A Union Pacific train struck junior John-Paul Sbragia-Zoricic, 20, about 3:30 a.m. Sunday on the tracks north of West First Street, according to a press release from the Chico Police Department.
Chico police and fire personnel found Sbragia-Zoricic alive behind Warner Petroleum and performed emergency care.
He was taken to Enloe Medical Center and pronounced dead by medical staff, according to the press release.
The conductor saw Sbragia-Zoricic walking along the tracks before the train hit him, said Fire Chief Steve Simpson, who was on duty during the call.
It took the conductor about a quarter mile to stop the train. He got out and performed first aid while calling the police, Simpson said.
"A train doesn't nick ya, it kills you," he said.
Three to four people die from train related accidents in Chico each year, Simpson said.
Foul play is not suspected in either incident, according to a Chico State press release.
Sheehan may have accidentally overdosed on an undisclosed substance. Police are waiting for an autopsy and toxicology report, Merrifield said.
Ben Burg can be reached at bburg@theorion.com
Kelly O'Connor can be reached at koconnor@theorion.com
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