Driver Arrested In Crash Into LA County Sheriff’s Recruits

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Authorities have arrested a 22-year-old driver on suspicion of attempted murder for allegedly plowing his vehicle into Los Angeles County sheriff’s academy recruits on a training run, injuring more than two dozen people.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement Thursday that Nicholas Joseph Gutierrez was arrested Wednesday and charged with attempted murder on a peace officer.

Authorities have said that a man driving an SUV early Wednesday veered onto the wrong side of the road in suburban Whittier, crashing into recruits on a morning run.

Five of them were critically injured.

Authorities said a field sobriety test performed on the driver was negative.

It’s not immediately known whether Gutierrez has an attorney who can speak for him.