The 22-year-old driver who injured 25 law enforcement recruits on a run in LA County has been charged with attempted murder on a peace officer(s).
Nicholas Joseph Gutierrez was arrested Wednesday and has been charged with attempted murder on a peace officer.New surveillance video shows a wrong-way driver slamming into a group of law-enforcement recruits in Whittier on Wednesday.The 22-year-old driver who slammed into a group of law-enforcement recruits out for a training run in LA County has been arrested, authorities announced.
The SUV is driving on the left side of the road and does not appear to slow down or swerve as it heads directly into the jogging group. "There was a light pole on the east side of the street and the one thing that was relayed to me was, 'Thank God for that light pole' because the vehicle ultimately hit it and stopped as opposed to possibly hitting more recruits," said LASD Capt. Pat MacDonald, who leads the department's training bureau.
When asked if the crash appeared to be accidental or intentional, Villanueva responded: "It looks like it's an accident, a horrific accident." Earlier on Wednesday as the scene was unfolding, helectoper footage captured more than a dozen sheriff's units along with several fire trucks and ambulances at the scene. First responders were seen treating the recruits in the middle of the street and loading several others into ambulances."I come out to see people on the floor ... it was really crazy," said the witness, who wished to be identified only as Joseph.
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