VIDEO: Fundraiser at Dodger Stadium Nets More Than $61,000

A Dodger Stadium parking lot was a drop off for donations for the second time in just under a month Monday as motorists stopped by to help San Francisco paramedic Bryan Stow, the Giants fan who was beaten into a coma last month by two men. (On March 14, motorists drove by to help victims of the Japanese earthquake.)

Stow was severely beaten on March 31 at the venue by two men wearing Dodgers clothes and remains in a coma; the perpetrators remain at large.

Donations were accepted between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m—with the final amount more than $61,000, according to Dodger spokesman Josh Rawitch.

The figure included a $5,000 donation by former Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda, who was visibily shaken when he appeared at a press event Monday afternoon.

“We’re here to help and we’re hear to pray,” Lasorda said. “We hope it won’t be long before he can come out of that coma.”

Los Angeles city council district 4 representative Ed Reyes said he also contributed $500 of his own monies to the fund for Stow.

Reyes' district includes many of the neighborhoods adjacent to Dodger Stadium, including parts of Echo Park.

Reyes told Echo Park Patch he felt it was time for a reassessment of the local infrastructure around Dodger stadium.

“We need to show more respect for our historic neighborhoods" he said. 

"If we could find the monies to connect  the freeways directly to the stadium without displacing homes, we  should strive for that in the future.”

Reyes also said that he thought it possible that the Dodgers would assess their current parking prices. Some feel they are driving fans to park on the streets outside the stadium, where they leave trash and make noise.

A $150,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the
apprehension of Stow's attackers. 

On Wednesday, the Dodgers hired former Los Angeles police Chief William
Bratton to advise the team on security procedures.

According to the Dodgers' Josh Rawitch, Bratton and his team were on-site Monday,  continuing their assessment.  The Dodgers next play at the stadium on Thursday. 

Rawitch also said the Dodgers will continue to send representatives to community meetings of groups like the Echo Park Elysian Neighborhood Council and the Citizens to Save Elysian Park.

EMTs and others from American Medical Response, which contributed $5,000 toward the reward, stood outside Dodger Stadium for much of the day accepting donations.

Contributions will still also be accepted viaPayPal and online at sfpcu.org.