As many as 21sheriff recruits are injured after group is hit by a car
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BREAKING: As many as 22 sheriff’s recruits are injured — five of them in critical condition — after the group is hit by a car going the wrong way during their morning drive in California
- As many as 21 sheriff recruits were injured after their crew was hit by a car in Whittier, California, Wednesday morning
- Sheriff and police recruits were out running when they were beaten
- At least 11 are now in critical condition
- The male driver was arrested on the spot
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As many as 22 sheriff’s recruits were injured, five of whom were in critical condition, after their crew was hit by a wrong-way driver in California on Wednesday morning.
Chad Sourbeer, a battalion chief with the Los Angeles County Fire Department, told me ABC 7 that between 40 and 50 recruits were out for a morning run in the Mills Avenue and Trumball Street area of Whittier, California, at about 6:25 a.m. when a driver plowed into the training platoon.
Five of those recruits are already in critical condition, with four others suffering from more moderate injuries.
Aerial images of KTLA showed that a gray SUV appeared to have crashed into a post on the nearby sidewalk and suffered extensive front-end damage.
Police confirmed that the driver has undergone a sobriety test and has been arrested. The results of the sobriety test are currently unknown.
Aerial footage shows a gray SUV at the scene, which apparently crashed into a pole
Authorities on the scene are pictured transporting a bloodied victim to an ambulance
Some were treated on the spot, others were transported to local hospitals
Some of the victims appeared to have been taken to a local hospital, while others were treated at the scene. Others were also said to have been airlifted to nearby hospitals.
Authorities were seen desperately trying to resuscitate one of the victims, who had a bloody cut on his head.
Roads in the area were closed for emergency services to transport the victims.
“The hardest part is finding every victim,” retired LA City Fire Department Chief Fire Chief Rich Godinez said. CBS Los Angeles. “There are red, yellow, and green sails that are used by first responders to categorize the casualties.”
He said the red sails are for those who have to go to the hospital first.
“First responders will contact hospitals to direct each casualty to different hospitals,” Godinez said.
Patients were reportedly taken to several hospitals, including St. Francis Medical Center and LAC+USC Medical Center.
FOS 11 reports that the recruits attended the Sheriff’s Training Academy and the Regional Services Center about a mile and a half from the crash site.
The circumstances of the crash are still under investigation.
Police and firefighters are pictured at the site of Mills Avenue and Trumball Street in Whittier, California, where a group of sheriff and police recruits were hit by a car
Roads in the area were closed Wednesday morning to allow ambulances through
In a statement, the Los Angeles Police Department said: “Our thoughts are with those affected by this morning’s events involving the sheriff’s recruits.
“While we await more information on their condition, we wish everyone a speedy recovery.”