If convicted, Fernando Ramirez could face multiple sentences of life imprisonment.
Published On 23 Jul 2025
A man accused of deliberately driving his car into a crowd of pedestrians in the United States, outside a Los Angeles nightclub in California over the weekend, has been charged with 37 counts of attempted murder, according to prosecutors.
Fernando Ramirez, 29, a resident of Orange County’s San Clemente, was also charged on Tuesday with 37 counts of assault with a deadly weapon, according to a statement from the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. If convicted, he could face multiple sentences of life imprisonment.
The suspect is accused of intentionally driving his car onto the pavement as partygoers were leaving the Vermont Hollywood venue at the end of a reggae hip-hop event early on Saturday. The motive for the attack, which injured 37 people, remains unknown.
Ramirez, who is currently being held without bail, will be arraigned on Wednesday. The public defender’s office said they have not been appointed to represent him.
“When he drove that car onto that sidewalk, he aimed it at a whole sea of pedestrians,” LA County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said in announcing the charges.
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