BREAKING: The driver who allegedly injured 25 LA sheriff's recruits in a Whittier crash has been arrested and identified as 22-year-old Nicholas Joseph Gutierrez of Diamond Bar. He was booked on suspicion of attempted murder of a peace officer.
were injured when a Honda CRV hit a group of runners near a sheriff's training academy in the Whittier area. The SUV was reportedly driving on the wrong side of the road and swerved into a group of 75 cadets running. According to the Los Angeles County Fire Department, 25 recruits were injured in the crash. All victims were taken to multiple hospitals in the area.
Five people were in critical condition, four suffered"moderate" injuries, and 14 suffered minor injuries, firefighters reported. The vehicle was reportedly going about 30-40 mph at the time, authorities said. Some recruits on the scene reported hearing the car accelerate before it hit the group of runners, Villanueva added.
"This was a typical run that we do during the 22-week program that we have at the sheriff's department," said Captain Pat McDonnell of the LASD."They proceeded on their run. Once they got to Mills Road they made a northbound turn using safety vehicles to block traffic accordingly."
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