Driver's Guilty Plea Unravels in Fatal Sheriff Recruit Crash

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Nicholas Gutierrez withdraws his guilty plea in a case involving a fatal crash with L.A. County Sheriffs recruits.

Nicholas Gutierrez, a 25-year-old driver, faces a retrial after withdrawing his guilty plea for a fatal crash with L.A. County Sheriffs recruits. He initially pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter and reckless driving, but the judge planned to add a one-year jail term. Gutierrez claims he fell asleep at the wheel, killing one recruit and injuring others. The recruits families and the department sought harsher punishment, leading to the retrial. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/9c16a1cfad882101

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Topics covered

• guilty plea
• vehicular manslaughter
• retrial
• fatal crash
• law enforcement

Keywords

• Nicholas Gutierrez
• guilty plea
• vehicular manslaughter
• retrial
• L.A. County Sheriffs
• fatal crash
• law enforcement

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