LSU Police Department spokesman Capt. Cory Lalonde has identified Facility Services employee William Earl Bujol, 40, as the man who ran over student Dominic Gulino, 21, in the Quad last week.
Lalonde said Bujol was noted for careless operation on the accident report.
Tammy Millican, manager of communications and grants for Facility Services, did not elaborate on what consequences Bujol may face because the issue is being handled by the Human Resource Management department, and employee information is confidential.
Bujol was leaving the Quad in a truck around 1:15 p.m. on Oct. 4 and didn’t see Gulino lying on the grass. The driver rolled over part of the student’s upper body, according to witnesses.
Though the student sustained minor, visible injuries to his face, he was up and walking after the incident. He refused to go to the hospital with police or emergency responders at first, but went on his own later.
Both Gulino and Bujol declined to comment when approached by Daily Reveille reporters immediately following the incident.
English senior Sam Stevens was one of several students who watched the events unfold.
“The guy rolled over and slammed on the hood of the truck,” Stevens said. “[The driver] yelled, ‘I didn’t see you.’”
Bujol is listed on the Facility Services website as an Electrician Specialist Leader. It is unclear what work he was doing in the Quad at the time.
Millican said the incident has prompted Facility Services to analyze its operations and work to prevent similar events in the future.
“The safety of the students, faculty, staff and our employees is a top priority for our organization,” Millican said. “We’re reviewing our procedures to ensure that we’re operating in the safest manner possible as we travel around campus to perform our maintenance work.”