22 law enforcement recruits injured after being hit by car during morning run in Whittier - FOX 11 Los Angeles

WHITTIER, Calif. - Twenty-two instrumentality enforcement recruits were injured, 5 critically, aft they were deed by a car during their greeting tally Wednesday successful Whittier, authorities said. 

The California Highway Patrol said the incidental was reported astatine 6:30 a.m. adjacent the intersection of Mills Avenue and Telegraph Road. The members of the enlistee people be the Sheriff’s Training Academy and Regional Services (STARS) Center located successful the 11500 artifact of Colima Road, which is astir a mile and a fractional from the clang site. 

Whittier is located 20 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles.

Of the 22 who were hit, LA County occurrence officials said 14 recruits suffered insignificant injuries, 4 had mean injuries, and 5 were critically injured. 

Authorities confirmed the 22-year-old operator was going the incorrect mode erstwhile the horrific collision occurred. He underwent a sobriety trial astatine the country and was taken into custody. The results of the sobriety trial are unknown, and helium besides suffered insignificant injuries successful the crash. 

SkyFOX was implicit the country and showed the debris from the wreckage arsenic good arsenic further patients being triaged by aesculapian personnel.

The circumstances starring up to the operator striking the victims are nether investigation, and it's chartless if the clang was intentional. 

A neighbour told FOX 11 that the recruits often jog successful the country and tally successful packs wearing high-visibility vests.

LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said he's connected his mode to country hospitals to cheque successful with the victims and says immoderate whitethorn person suffered injuries that are life-threatening. 

Roads are expected to beryllium closed successful the country for hours for the investigation. 

No further accusation was instantly released. 

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