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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Dani Anguiano and agencies

Suspect in LA nightclub car-ramming has a lengthy criminal history, police say

a police officer holds up yellow crime scene tape near a wrecked vehicle
Law enforcement investigate the scene where a vehicle rammed into a crowd of people waiting to enter a nightclub in Los Angeles on Saturday. Photograph: Damian Dovarganes/AP

Authorities released new details in last week’s Los Angeles nightclub crash, revealing the man suspected of driving his car on a sidewalk, injuring 36 people, has a lengthy criminal history that includes felony battery.

The driver, identified by police as 29-year-old Fernando Ramirez, allegedly drove his Nissan Versa into a line of people – mostly women – waiting to enter the Vermont Hollywood event venue around 2am on Saturday, and struck several food carts.

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