By Brittny MejiaLos Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES — An L.A. County sheriff's deputy recruit struck by a wrong-way driver while out on a training run died Friday night after spending the last eight months in the hospital. He was one of 76 recruits who started the training program at the Sheriff's Training Academy and Regional Services Center last year, on Sept. 22. In the academy, Martinez was part of the flag detail, a position of honor, according to the young man's drill instructor, Victor Rodriguez. On the morning of Nov. 16 — eights weeks into the academy — the recruits were on a four-mile training run. Pat Macdonald, who leads the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's training bureau.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 30, 2023 09:04 UTC