25 Los Angeles law enforcement recruits were hit by a 22-year-old driving the wrong way during their morning workouts. Five are critically injured.
"They were running, doing their morning training exercise when this person ran into them," Los Angeles County Fire Department spokesperson Capt. Sheila Kelliher said at a news conference. five people were in critical condition, one of which is on a ventilator. Four people suffered moderate injuries and 16 of the recruits had minor injuries. All injured recruits were taken to nearby hospitals.
The class had about 75 people, with recruits for the police departments of Bell, Glendale, Pasadena, El Segundo and UCLA, Villanueva added. Two of the injured recruits were from Bell, two from Glendale and one from Pasadena. The remaining injured were Los Angeles County Sheriff's recruits. Jennifer Garcia Tarara, 49, a Whittier resident who lives near the scene of the accident, walked to the area after being notified by a friend. Hours after the crash, Tarara remained in disbelief.
Villanueva said the driver was not intoxicated based on the results of a field sobriety test, and the cause of the crash is unknown. The vehicle was in a southbound lane before crossing into a northbound lane, and some recruits told responding authorities they estimated the vehicle was going around 30 to 40 miles per hour.
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