Procession held for L.A. County deputy recruit's death, months after being struck by driver in South

Описание: A deputy recruit who was struck by a wrong-way driver while jogging with a group of recruits in South Whittier died Friday night after being hospitalized for eight months.

Alejandro Martinez, 27, a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Recruit, died at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center surrounded by his family, friends, L.A. County Sheriff Robert Luna and other department members.

The Army veteran and Cal State Northridge graduate was one of 75 recruits who were out on a training run at about 6:30 a.m. on Nov. 16, 2022.

That’s when the suspect, Nicholas Gutierrez, 22, from Diamond Bar, plowed into the large group with his SUV. The collision left 25 people injured at the time — five of them critically and three others severely injured.

Martinez was rushed to the hospital after suffering broken legs, brain swelling and internal bleeding from the crash. He remained hospitalized until his passing on Friday night. A procession took place late Friday night as deputies and law enforcement escorted Martinez’s body from the hospital to the L.A. County Coroner’s Office in Boyle Heights.

KRLA's Chris Wolfe reports on July 29, 2023.

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