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Susana Barrios
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Susana Barrios
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manslaughter after boy dies
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07-17-2024
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Suspect in Garden Grove DUI-related hit-and-run charged with vehicular
manslaughter after boy dies.
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A 29-year-old Santa Ana man accused of driving with a blood alcohol content
nearly three times the legal limit was charged Wednesday, July 17, with vehicular
manslaughter after a 5-year-old boy critically injured in a Garden Grove hit-and-
run died a week after the crash, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office said.
The hit-and-run occurred the evening of July 7, when a family of five was struck
and injured by a black 2003 Toyota Camry as they rode e-bikes on Haster Street
near Twintree Lane in Garden Grove. Both parents had bike trailers attached to
the e-bikes, with the father, 27, carrying his 5-year-old son and 6-year-old
daughter while the mother, 25, rode in front with the couple’s 7-month-old
daughter.
The suspect, Ceferino Ascencion Ramos, fled the scene after driving into all five
family members, according to a witness who called police and followed Ramos
until he was arrested roughly a mile from the crash, officials said.
Ramos, who had a blood alcohol content of .22% during his arrest, faces
additional felony charges including driving under the influence of alcohol causing
bodily injury, driving with blood alcohol of .08% or more causing bodily injury, and
hit and run with injury, the District Attorney’s Office said. He’s due in court for
arraignment July 25.
All five family members were hospitalized. The couple’s 5-year-old son, Jacob,
was removed from life support after being in a week-long coma without any brain
activity. His father remains in a coma after suffering a fractured skull and
bleeding in the brain. The mother and 7-month-old girl were released from the
hospital with minor injuries, along with Jacob’s 6-year-old sister after undergoing
surgery for her injuries.
Prosecutors have also charged Ramos with two felony enhancements of causing
brain injury and great bodily injury. If convicted on all charges, he faces a
maximum sentence of 20 years and four months.
Suspect in Garden Grove DUI-related hit-and-run charged with vehicular manslaughter
after boy dies – Orange County Register (ocregister.com)
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Susana Barrios
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year-old Jacob died a week after being hit by the intoxicated driver while on a bike
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Man Who was Driving with Blood Alcohol Content Nearly Three
Times Legal Limit Charged with Vehicular Manslaughter after 5
year-old Boy Dies a Week after Hit-and-Run Crash
that Critically Injured His Father, 6-Year-old Sister
Boy’s mother and 7-month-old sister also suffered minor injuries
after being hit while on a family bike ride in Garden Grove.
SANTA ANA, Calif. – The Orange County District Attorney’s Office has upgraded charges
against a
man accused of having a blood alcohol content nearly three times the legal limit when he
ran into
a young family out on a bike ride, critically injuring a 5-year-old boy, his 6-year-old sister
and their
father. Five-year-old Jacob died a week after being hit by the intoxicated driver while on
a bike
ride with his parents and two young sisters in Garden Grove. The boy’s father remains in
a coma
after suffering a fractured skull and bleeding on the brain.
A driver who witnessed the crash followed the driver after he drove away until police
stopped
him.
Ceferino Ascencion Ramos, 29, of Santa Ana, was charged today with one felony count of
vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence while intoxicated for killing 5-year-old
Jacob who
was riding in a bike trailer with his 6-year-old sister being pulled by his dad’s bike.
Ramos is also facing one felony count of driving under the influence of alcohol causing
bodily
injury, one felony count of driving with blood alcohol of .08% or more causing bodily
injury, and
one felony count of hit and run with injury.
Ramos has also been in charged with two felony enhancements for causing brain injury
and
paralysis and one felony enhancement of great bodily injury. He faces a maximum
sentence of
20 years and four months if convicted on all charges.
On Sunday, July 7, 2024, Angel Ramirez and Angela Hernandez-Mejia were riding e-bikes
with
their three young children just after 7 p.m. in Garden Grove on Haster near Twintree
Lane. Angela
was in front with the couple’s 7-month-old daughter being pulled behind in a bike trailer
and
Angel was pulling a trailer with their 5-year-old son Jacob and 6-year-old daughter
inside.
A witness saw the family riding on the right side of the road as Ramos drove into all five
members
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of the family before he drove away. The witness called police and followed Ramos until
police
could catch up to them and arrest him. Ramos had a blood alcohol content of .22 nearly
three
times the legal limit of .08.
Jacob remained in a coma without any brain activity until being removed from life
support a week
after the crash. Angel remains in a coma after he suffered a fractured skull and a brain
bleed. The
couple’s oldest daughter has been released from the hospital after undergoing surgery
for her
injuries. The little girl turned seven years old the day after the collision. Angela and the
couple’s
7-month-old suffered minor injuries.
“A five-year-old boy’s summer days should be spent playing outside, telling silly jokes,
laughing
and being loud because that’s what little boys do, not laying in a hospital bed hooked up
to a
machine fighting for their life because someone decided the next beer was more
important than
Jacob,” said Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer. “This is a crime that should
have never
happened, and it is something that this family will never recover from. Jacob is so much
more
than another drunk driving statistic, but as a result of the selfish decision of a stranger
to get
behind the wheel while intoxicated, five-year-old Jacob has become another casualty of
a crime
that is completely preventable.”
Senior Deputy District Attorney Devin Campbell of the Homicide Unit is prosecuting this
case.
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Susana Barrios
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Eyes on the Street: Hollywood Boulevard Bike
Lanes are Open
The Hollywood bike lanes project, already very much in use, is also already being
criticized by commenters at Nextdoor and other social media
By Joe Linton
3:20 PM PDT on July 17, 2024
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Hollywood Boulevard’s new parking-protected bike lanes. Photos by Joe
Linton/Streetsblog
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This article supported by Los Angeles Bicycle Attorney as part of a general
sponsorship package. All opinions in the article are that of the author, and do not
necessarily reflect those of LABA. Click on the ad for more information.
Construction has not quite wrapped up, but eastbound and westbound parking-
protected bike lanes are now open along Hollywood Boulevard. These are the
initial part of several interconnected complete streets upgrades for one of L.A.
city's most iconic and most transit-rich corridors.
The bike lane striping is in, though city crews are still adding finishing touches:
green striping in conflict zones, repainting some parts of existing crosswalks,
etc.
The bike lanes are a bit longer than what the city Transportation Department
(LADOT) had announced for the first phase. The project limits announced had
been 1.9 miles from Gower Street to Lyman Place; the east end was extended
past Lyman to the six-points intersection (Virgil Avenue/Hillhurst Avenue/Sunset
Boulevard/Sunset Drive), so there are now 2.1 miles of new bike lanes.
Below are photos of Hollywood Boulevard taken yesterday afternoon.
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The east end of the Hollywood Boulevard bike lanes is currently at the six-points
intersection at Sunset Boulevard, Hillhurst Avenue, and Virgil Avenue
At right turn pockets before intersections (and a couple narrower blocks at the
101 Freeway) protection drops. The conflict areas feature striped green
pavement, but remain the least comfortable places when bicycling on Hollywood
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Large green-striped merging zone where Hollywood Boulevard turns, just west of
Vermont Avenue
Parking-protected bike lanes on Hollywood Boulevard across from Barnsdall Art
Park
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First bike lanes to serve Hollywood's Thai Town
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Though the white striping is nearly all in place, some additional work is still
pending. In the foreground, the scraped area will receive green pavement. To the
right are circular marks where plastic bollards will be installed.
The current west end of Hollywood Boulevard's bike lanes - at Gower Street
The project, already very much in use, is also already being criticized by
commenters at Nextdoor and other social media. Readers who appreciate the
safety upgrades might want to counter those comments by offering gratitude to
project proponents at LADOT, the city Bureau of Street Services (StreetsLA), and
L.A. City Councilmembers Hugo Soto-Martinez and Nithya Raman.
https://la.streetsblog.org/2024/07/17/eyes-on-the-street-hollywood-boulevard-bike-lanes-
are-open
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Susana Barrios
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Susana Barrios
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A Mass. dad is asking the Supreme Court to weigh in.
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07-19-2024
(P.R.D.D.C.)
PARENTS FOR THE RIGHTS OF DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED CHILDREN
CRAIG A. DURFEY FOUNDER OF P.R.D.D.C.
FACEBOOK: CRAIG DURFEY
U.S. HOUSE OF CONGRESS H2404 - HONORING CRAIG DURFEY FOR HIS FIGHT AGAINST AUTISM
... Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California.
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To whom it may concern
Do parents have a right to record private meetings with school
officials? A Mass. dad is asking the Supreme Court to weigh in.
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Massachusetts dad who recorded video in superintendent's office wins First Amendment
appeal (bostonherald.com)
Massachusetts father who recorded video in superintendent's ...
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3 days ago — A federal appeals court has sided with a Gloucester parent who recorded
and posted a public interaction in the district superintendent's office, ...
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A federal appeals court has sided with a Gloucester dad who recorded and posted
a public interaction at the district's superintendent's office, declaring qualified
immunity to school administrators a “textbook First Amendment violation.”3 days
ago
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