(L.A.) Dennis Ricketts, 52, Died on Train Tracks

Case Number: 2026-10908

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 52-year-old White/Caucasian male that occurred on train tracks in Glendale.

The coroner’s office identified the man as Dennis Ricketts. Born in L.A. County.

Manner of Death: Suicide

Cause of Death: Blunt-Force Traumatic Injuries

RIP DENNIS B. RICKETTS (November 16, 1973 – July 10, 2026)

Formal pronouncement of death was made early Friday morning.

The decedent put himself in the path of a freight train near the intersection of San Fernando Road and California Avenue, just south of the Ventura (134) Freeway, at around 2:00 a.m.