LOS ANGELES — Academy Class 464 is smaller than it was three weeks ago.
The loss is most evident when the law enforcement recruits stand in formation. There are empty spaces where nine classmates should be.
Where they would have been if an SUV hadn't veered into the wrong lane during an academy training run last month in South Whittier. If it hadn't struck dozens of the young hopefuls before crashing into a lamppost. If it hadn't sent several of them to the hospital.
