Overview
- Ceferino Ascencion Ramos, 30, pleaded guilty Friday to gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and related counts, admitting enhancements for fleeing and for causing great bodily injury to multiple victims.
- The July 7, 2024 crash struck a family riding e-bikes with child trailers in Garden Grove, killing 5-year-old Jacob Ramirez and critically injuring his sister and father.
- A witness followed the fleeing vehicle and alerted officers, who arrested Ramos shortly after; he has remained in custody since July 8, 2024.
- Angel Ramirez sustained a fractured skull and brain bleed and recently underwent another surgery, while the mother and their baby suffered minor injuries.
- In court, Jacob’s 8-year-old sister gave a tearful statement, and District Attorney Todd Spitzer denounced the conduct as a preventable crime.