Woman charged after video captures Mercedes intentionally ramming into parked car in Hollywood

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Friday, February 28, 2020
Woman charged in intentional Hollywood crash caught on video
Woman charged with multiple counts after video captures Mercedes intentionally ramming into parked car at Hollywood taco truck

HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A 25-year-old woman who was captured on video ramming into a parked car at a Hollywood taco stand is now facing charges.

Amber Darbinyan pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to several charges, including three felony counts of assault with a deadly weapon, hit-and-run resulting in an injury and three misdemeanor counts of battery, according to the Los County District Attorney's Office.

Video: Woman intentionally smashes Mercedes into parked car at Hollywood taco truck

Video captured a woman smashing her Mercedes into a parked car at a Hollywood taco truck and nearly running over bystanders.

Video of the August 2019 incident shows a woman knocking a plate of food out of another person's hand. She then gets into a Mercedes and starts violently backing into a parked car, over and over, near the corner of Western and Lexington avenues.

Separate video shows the driver of the Mercedes having some type of argument with a group of people as they crowd around her.

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Darbinyan is due back in court on March 27. If convicted, she faces a possible maximum sentence of eight years and four months in prison.