Overview

• The driver, identified as Fernando Ramírez, was shot by bystanders at the scene, hospitalized and now faces assault charges.
• The vehicle mounted the curb on West Santa Monica Boulevard just before 2 a.m. on July 19, striking a taco truck and valet stand before plowing into a crowd outside a nightclub.
• Paramedics discovered one victim with a gunshot wound and triaged three people as critical, six as serious and the remainder with moderate or minor injuries.
• LAPD investigators are reviewing security footage and witness accounts to determine whether the ramming was accidental, due to impairment, or deliberate.
• City officials have pledged support for victims and are working with emergency services to evaluate new protective measures in high-traffic nightlife areas.