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Driver pleads guilty to causing wrong-way crash that led to death of LA County sheriff’s recruit

Prosecutors said the plea resolves a case that left 25 recruits injured and one dead after a wrong-way crash on a training run.

  • Nicholas Gutierrez pleaded guilty in a wrong-way crash that killed a Los Angeles sheriff’s recruit and injured others.
  • He pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter and multiple reckless driving charges related to the incident.
  • Gutierrez received an eight-year suspended sentence and five years of probation.
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Nicholas Gutierrez pleaded guilty to the incident, for which recruit Alejandro Martínez died; Gutierrez avoids going to prison if he meets certain conditions

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Driver pleads guilty to causing wrong-way crash that led to death of LA County sheriff's recruit

A 25-year-old man has pleaded guilty to causing a wrong-way crash that led to the death of a Los Angeles sheriff’s recruit and injured several other recruits who were out on a run.

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NBC LA broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Monday, April 20, 2026.
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