Five Los Angeles County sheriff’s cadets were critically injured Wednesday morning when a driver plowed into a large group during a run in Whittier, authorities said.
The crash occurred near the sheriff’s training academy, near Mills Avenue and Trumball Street, Deputy David Yoo said. The recruits were members of theDispatchers received a call at 6:26 a.m. about a crash involving pedestrians, Deputy Brenda Serna said. The cause of the crash is under investigation, she said.Los Angeles County Fire Capt. Sheila Kelliher said 22 recruits were running when the crash occurred. Five were in critical condition.
More than a dozen ambulances responded to the scene, where firefighters had placed green, yellow and red triage mats, indicating the severity of injuries, video showed. The 22-year-old driver of the vehicle was detained, authorities said. The vehicle was going the wrong way, Kelliher said. She had no information on the driver’s condition prior to the crash, but noted his car knocked down one of the big light poles, “so there was some velocity there.”The driver was also transported to a hospital for injuries, Kelliher said.
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