Judge rejects no-jail plea in case of man who plowed into L.A. County deputy recruits

A man who previously pleaded guilty to crashing into Sheriff's Department recruits, killing one and seriously injuring others, is headed to trial, authorities said Friday.

Whittier, CA - November 16: Ten Los Angeles County sheriff's cadets were injured Wednesday morning when a driver plowed into them during a morning run in Whittier. The crash o

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According to Los Angeles Times’s source item, Judge rejects no-jail plea in case of man who plowed into L.A. County deputy recruits, A man who previously pleaded guilty to crashing into Sheriff’s Department recruits, killing one and seriously injuring others, is headed to trial, authorities said Friday.

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