A BART train arrives at the Pleasant Hill BART station in Walnut Creek on Feb. 1, 2021. (Ray Saint Germain/Bay City News)

BART’s embattled Inspector General Harriet Richardson will retire from her position next week, officials with the transit agency said Tuesday, months ahead of the end of her term in August.

Richardson informed the nine members of the BART Board of Directors in an email Friday that she would not serve out the rest of her term as the agency’s top watchdog.

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Eli covers public health, transportation and state politics for the Bay City News Foundation, serves as the main editor of the Public Health and COVID-19 Information Hub and assists with Local News Matters' social media strategy. He has also previously covered local politics in San Diego County as well as college and professional sports across the Bay Area.