UC Santa Barbara has denied that Henry T. Yang, chancellor at the California university, drove a car that hit a student skateboarding through a campus crosswalk.
Madden Cade Westland, a 19-year-old student at the school, suffered minor injuries and identified the chancellor as the driver, prompting an investigation by the California Highway Patrol (CHP).
In a statement to the Los Angeles Times, the university cited the CHP’s report that it couldn’t substantiate the hit-and-run allegations or the cause of the collision, citing the lack of physical evidence of a collision on the car, independent witnesses, video surveillance and inconsistencies in statements by the student.
CHP Officer Jon Gutierrez said his office isn’t recommending any charges to the district attorney's office because it was “unable to substantiate a crime that was committed by any university staff,” the LA Times reported.
“This was not a hit-and-run,” the university said in a statement. “The Chancellor and his wife were surprised to learn of the allegations and they have always maintained that their vehicle did not collide with anyone.”
California law requires drivers of vehicles involved in collisions that result in injuries to stop, give “reasonable assistance” to the person struck and report the incident to law enforcement within 24 hours.
Yang had refused to speak to investigators about the incident, according to the CHP report. A CHP officer went through the chancellor's representative on May 18,...
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