Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff James Tutino was killed when a man caused a Metrolink commuter train to derail near the intersection of Los Angeles Street and Magnolia Avenue, in Glendale, after parking his SUV on the railroad tracks in the train's path in an attempt to commit suicide.
As the train approached the obstruction, the subject ran from his vehicle. The train derailed when it struck the vehicle and then struck an oncoming commuter train, causing it to derail as well.
Deputy Tutino, who was en route to the Central Jail, and 10 civilians were killed as a result of the incident. More than 200 other citizens were injured. The subject was arrested a short time later and charged with arson and 11 counts of homicide. He was convicted of the charges and was sentenced to 11 consecutive life sentences without parole.
Deputy Tutino had served with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for 23 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, five children, five grandchildren, parents, brother, and sister.
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- July 23, 2026
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23 years. You could have gone home.
Deputy Sheriff Tutino gave the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department 23 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Los Angeles community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Tutino.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff James Phillip Tutino is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In CA, 719 of 1,837 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 8.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept., 50 of 120 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 41.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James Phillip Tutino's cause is highlighted.
How James Phillip Tutino Compares
Offender Outcome
Charged with 11 counts of murder
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. James Phillip Tutino is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
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