Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
EAST HOLLYWOOD - Thirty people were injured early Saturday morning, with 23 requiring hospital care, after a vehicle was driven onto a crowded sidewalk near an East Hollywood nightclub.
The Los Angeles Fire Department received the first of several 9-1-1 calls at 1:59 AM on July 19, 2025, reporting multiple persons struck by a compact passenger vehicle near the intersection of Santa Monica Boulevard and Vermont Avenue.
LAFD crews arrived quickly in the vicinity of the Vermont Hollywood nightclub to find 30 adults in need of prompt medical attention for assorted injuries, including 7 in critical condition, 6 in serious condition and 10 in fair condition.
With the direct aid of Los Angeles Police Officers providing initial care and scene safety, a total of 124 Los Angeles Fire Department personnel were deployed to assure the timely and efficient team-oriented triage, treatment and transportation of 23 patients to area hospitals. This included the critically injured male driver of the vehicle, who was reportedly assaulted and shot by bystanders following the collision.
The remaining 7 patients declined ambulance transportation.
The Los Angeles Police Department is actively investigating the incident.
EAST HOLLYWOOD - Thirty people were injured early Saturday morning, with 23 requiring hospital care, after a vehicle was driven onto a crowded sidewalk near an East Hollywood nightclub.
The Los Angeles Fire Department received the first of several 9-1-1 calls at 1:59 AM on July 19, 2025, reporting multiple persons struck by a compact passenger vehicle near the intersection of Santa Monica Boulevard and Vermont Avenue.
LAFD crews arrived quickly in the vicinity of the Vermont Hollywood nightclub to find 30 adults in need of prompt medical attention for assorted injuries, including 7 in critical condition, 6 in serious condition and 10 in fair condition.
With the direct aid of Los Angeles Police Officers providing initial care and scene safety, a total of 124 Los Angeles Fire Department personnel were deployed to assure the timely and efficient team-oriented triage, treatment and transportation of 23 patients to area hospitals. This included the critically injured male driver of the vehicle, who was reportedly assaulted and shot by bystanders following the collision.
The remaining 7 patients declined ambulance transportation.
The Los Angeles Police Department is actively investigating the incident.
