Sheriff's recruit dies 8 months after being struck by wrong-way driver while jogging
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department recruit Alejandro Martinez succumbed to his injuries on Friday eight months after he was struck by a vehicle while training. A sheriff's recruit who was gravely injured after a wrong- way driver plowed his SUV into a group of dozens of recruit s out for a run in Los Angeles County has died eight months after the crash, authorities said. Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department recruit Alejandro Martinez, 27, succumbed to his injuries on Friday, the agency said. In this Nov. 16, 2022, file photo, law enforcement investigate the scene after multiple Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department recruits were injured when a car crashed into them while they were out for a run in Whittier, Calif. Ringo Chiu/Reuters, FILE MORE: Wrong-way driver released after crashing into 25 police recruits out for a run "Surrounded by his family, friends, Sheriff [Robert] Luna, and other department members in support of his family, Alejandro has now gone