Driver Indicted for Fatal 2022 Crash Involving Law Enforcement Recruits

Nicholas Joseph Gutierrez pleads not guilty to charges including vehicular manslaughter, with one recruit dead and nine others seriously injured.

Nicholas Joseph Gutierrez has been indicted by a grand jury on charges including vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and reckless driving, causing serious injury to nine law enforcement recruits.
Gutierrez pleaded not guilty to the charges and is scheduled to appear in court on February 9 for a pretrial conference.
The incident occurred during a training run in November 2022, when Gutierrez allegedly drove in the wrong direction and hit a group of about 75 recruits.
One of the recruits, Alejandro Martinez-Inzunza, died eight months later from his injuries.
Gutierrez, who showed no signs of impairment at the time of the incident, claims he fell asleep at the wheel.