LOS ANGELES — An Orange County man was ordered Tuesday to stand trial for allegedly plowing his car into a crowd on a sidewalk near an East Hollywood nightclub, leaving more than 30 people injured last summer.
Following a hearing that lasted just under 1 1/2 days, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Ronald Coen found sufficient evidence to allow the case against Fernando Ramirez, now 30, of San Clemente to proceed to trial.
Ramirez is charged with 45 counts of attempted murder and 39 counts of assault with a deadly weapon, with the judge dismissing four other counts on which the prosecution did not present any evidence…