Man Pleads Guilty in Fatal Crash Killing Sheriff Recruit

0:00A 25-year-old man from Diamond Bar, California, just pleaded guilty in a crash that killed a Los Angeles sheriff's recruit in Hurt 9. Others Nicholas Gutierrez faces vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence plus nine counts of reckless driving causing injuries. The judge hit him with an eight-year suspended prison term and five years of probation. This all went down, more than three years ago, in suburban Whittier. And Gutierrez drove his SUV the wrong way and slammed into a group of recruits out on a morning run. There were 76 of them total from the sheriff's department and local agencies running information on the street. The impact was brutal. 25 recruits got hit with 10 suffering serious injuries. One of them, Alejandro Martinez, died eight months later from his wounds, leaving family shattered and lives turned upside down. This figured out Gutierrez had fallen asleep at the wheel, leading to the deadly mixup. The plea deal wraps up a long legal fight, bringing some accountability after years of

1:02waiting. District attorney Nathan Hockman called it a step toward justice and closure for everyone affected as they start piecing their worlds back together. Local news, powered by AI. This is Canada News Today. I'm Corey with The Story.