Driver in sheriff’s academy crash says it wasn’t intentional

LOS ANGELES — The driving force of an SUV that crashed into Los Angeles County regulation enforcement recruits on a coaching run final week stated it was not deliberate, a TV information station reported Monday.

“I didn’t deliberately do it,” Nicholas Gutierrez, 22, instructed NBC4LA throughout an interview along with his household. “I want it by no means occurred. I really feel dangerous it occurred.”

Gutierrez had been arrested on suspicion of tried homicide of a peace officer however was abruptly launched. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Division stated additional investigation was wanted.

The Nov. 16 crash injured 25 members of a sheriff’s academy class, a number of critically. Authorities stated Sunday that one recruit, Alejandro Martinez, was in grave situation.

The crash occurred as sheriff’s and police recruits ran in formation in a avenue. Authorities stated the SUV veered onto the unsuitable aspect of the street and into the recruits, then crashed right into a pole.

Gutierrez’s legal professional, Alexandra Kazarian, stated in assertion Friday that her shopper was on his solution to work on the time of the crash and had no medication or alcohol in his system, NBC4LA reported. Police sources say he made a “spontaneous assertion” instantly after the crash. The sources stated that Gutierrez stated he was following turn-by-turn instructions from his cellphone on an unfamiliar route on his solution to a job website.

“Nicholas comes from a proud regulation enforcement household and the accidents to those recruits is past heartbreaking,” Kazarian stated.