This is the moment a Mexican street food vendor had his cart overturned by a man who accused him of blocking the sidewalk.

Benjamin Ramirez was selling food in Hollywood, Los Angeles, when he was accosted by a couple who were named locally as Carlos Hakas and Holly Covella.

Video shot by 26-year-old Mr Ramirez shows him exchanging angry words with the man in Spanish, before he steps forward and throws the cart over.

This is the moment a dog walking couple in Hollywood took exception to street vendor Benjamin Ramirez who they accused of blocking the sidewalk

Mr Ramirez filmed as the man advanced toward him brandishing what appeared to be a Taser before pushing the cart over and spilling the contents

His partner can then be heard threatening Mr Ramirez, telling him: 'Don't you f***ing try it. Stay the f*** away.'

The incident happened on July 17, ABC7 reports, but only came to public attention on Monday after Ramirez' mother posted footage of the confrontation online.

Mr Ramirez told the station that he had three previous run-ins with the couple in the video, who objected to him selling on that street corner.

He said the man previously told him to move his cart or 'you're going to have serious problems with me.'

On the day of the recording, Mr Ramirez said the man had taken issue with his cart covering the sidewalk.

As Mr Ramirez goes to defend his livelihood brandishing a stick, the woman can be heard telling him: 'Don't f***ing try it'

The dog walking couple were named locally as Carlos Hakas (right) and partner Holly Covella (left), who live around a 20 minute walk from the scene

People were outraged that Hakas, himself an immigrant from Argentina who has been living in the US for around a decade, could treat a fellow foreigner this way

Ramirez said: 'I was afraid he was going to hit me with something because he came at me with something, so I grabbed my bottle of chili.

'I meant to throw it in his face but it landed on his chin.'

Mr Ramirez said he called police to report the incident as battery, but police eventually filed a charge of misdemeanor vandalism.

The video has caused outrage online where it has been viewed more than 2million times in just 24 hours.

Viewers identified the culprit as Hakas, an Argentinian immigrant and musician who has been living and working in Los Angeles since the mid-2000s.

The majority of people were not only furious with Hakas' behavior, but indignant that he would treat a fellow immigrant in this way.

Hakas and Covella have both denied being responsible through their Facebook pages. The police have not officially named the suspects.