College of Dayton alumnus fatally crushed by automotive identical day as commencement

A current College of Dayton graduate was crushed to dying by a automotive the identical day he obtained his diploma from the college, in accordance with experiences.

Ian Brunner, 22, was killed after his automotive fell on him when a jack holding up the car collapsed Sunday night, officers mentioned, in accordance to the Dayton Daily News.

Simply hours prior, he graduated with a mechanical engineering diploma, college officers in Ohio mentioned.

Police and first responders rushed the scene round 7 p.m. after they obtained experiences of a person trapped below the automotive, the Montgomery County Regional Dispatch Middle mentioned, the newspaper reported.

“I’m exterior of Campus South Flats at [the] College of Dayton. A automotive fell on a child and he’s — this jack fell out from beneath him and he’s trapped beneath and never responding,” a 911 caller advised dispatchers in accordance with audio obtained by WHIO.

The Pittsburgh native was pronounced useless on the scene.

“We ask that the neighborhood preserve this younger man’s household, pals and family members of their prayers,” the college mentioned in an announcement.