Nicholas Joseph Gutierrez, who was behind the wheel of a SUV and on his way to work, suffered minor injuries. He was arrested and held on $2 million bail.
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Slightly before 6:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, Nov.16, an SUV traveling southbound on Mills Avenue north of Telegraph Road in Whittier, veered into the wrong lane and plowed into a group of first year trainees of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department who were, at the time, running northbound on Telegraph.
As the community tries to heal following Wednesday's horrific crash that injured 25 cadets, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department families are stepping in to help. LASD spouses is a nonprofit that went to work gathering donations and creating care bags for families.
As numerous law-enforcement recruits representing Southern California are fighting for their lives at the hospital, LASD shared ways the public can step in to help.