Category: Whittier

Driver Runs Over Man in Suspected Road Rage Incident in Whittier

WHITTIER, Calif.—A man was struck by a vehicle and killed in Whittier Feb. 11 after brandishing a handgun during a road rage incident. Whittier police officers were summoned at 3:10 p.m. to the complicated crash scene in the 14700 block of Cullen Street, at Parise Drive, according to a press release posted on Facebook. They…


22 LA County Sheriff’s Recruits Struck By Vehicle; 5 Critically Injured

WHITTIER, Calif.—Nearly two dozen Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department recruits on a training run were injured Wednesday, five critically, when the group was struck by an SUV being driven on the wrong side of a road in the South Whittier area, just blocks from the training academy. The motorist, described only as a 22-year-old man,…


25 LA County Sheriff’s Recruits Struck By Vehicle; 5 Critically Injured

WHITTIER, Calif.—More than two dozen law enforcement recruits were injured, five critically, when they were hit by an SUV while running in formation Wednesday morning near the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s training center in South Whittier. The motorist, a 22-year-old Diamond Bar man, was taken into custody by authorities near the scene of the…