Nicholas Joseph Gutierrez, 22, was arrested Wednesday, hours after he allegedly careened a dark-colored SUV into a pack of L.A. County Sheriff’s Department recruits.
Gutierrez is being held in an LASD facility in Norwalk and is due to appear before a judge around 8:30 a.m. Friday.said 75 recruits from Sheriff's Academy Class 464 were running near the intersection of Mills Avenue and Telegraph Road in Whittier, California, just before 6:30 a.m. when they were struck. The group was running with a pair of safety vehicles, and some runners were wearing reflective vests.
Two investigators stand next to a mangled SUV that struck Los Angeles County sheriff's recruits in Whittier, California, on Nov. 16, 2022.MORE THAN 20 POLICE RECRUITS INJURED AFTER DRIVER PLOWS INTO GROUP"It happened so quickly that just the people that just saw it veer into them, they jumped out of the way, but the people behind had no chance because they never saw it," Villanueva said."They didn’t have that sufficient warning.
The motive for the collision in Whittier, California, remains under investigation by the California Highway Patrol.Gutierrez allegedly had a blood-alcohol content of zero, and a field sobriety test was negative for obvious impairment. Information regardingSeveral recruits suffered injuries that varied from broken bones to head trauma and the"loss of limb." As of Wednesday, five were critically injured.
The LASD did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for information related to the victims’ conditions.The California Highway Patrol is also investigating the collision. Those with any information related to the incident should call the Los Angeles County Sheriff'sStephanie Pagones is a Digital Reporter for FOX Business and Fox News. Story tips can be sent to [email protected] and on Twitter: @steph_pagones.
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