A Santa Ana man was sentenced Friday to 16 years and four months in state prison for a crash that killed a 5-year-old boy and critically injured his father and 6-year-old sister in Garden Grove last summer, prosecutors said. The driver, Ceferino Ascencion Ramos, 30, had a blood alcohol content nearly three times the legal limit when the collision occurred.
The incident took place on Sunday, July 7, 2024, shortly after 7 p.m. Angel Ramirez and Angela Hernandez-Mejia were riding e-bikes with their three young children near Haster Street and Twintree Lane. Angela led with the couple’s 7-month-old daughter in a bike trailer, while Angel followed with a trailer carrying their 5-year-old son, Jacob, and 6-year-old daughter.
A witness told police that the family was riding on the right side of the road when Ramos struck all five members and drove away. The witness followed Ramos until authorities could stop him. His blood alcohol level was later measured at .22, nearly three times the legal limit of .08…