Pair of Long Beach street vendors unable to work after attack, car crash on Fourth of July

Two Long Beach street vendors are still recovering from separate incidents that happened over the Fourth of July weekend, when one was violently attacked and the other had his livelihood destroyed.

One of the incidents happened when Eliu Ramirez was working in the 100 block of 39th Place near the Belmont Pier at around 8 p.m. He says he was in the area to make extra money, but ended up in the hospital instead.

In Spanish, he told CBS LA that he’s feeling much better, but still unable to work. His face tells a part of the story, with still swollen and purple eyes from a fractured nose and cheekbone…

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