Hispanic teenager Jhoanny Gómez Álvarez, 16, died early Saturday in Queens, New Yorkwhen A man of drunkenness uploaded his truck to the sidewalk after harassing her and fighting with his family. His mother was injured.
On Saturday, September 13, around 4:10 am, the teenager walked with her mother, stepfather and boyfriend in Roosevelt Avenue and Benham Street, in ElMhursst, when the suspect Edwin Cruz Gómez, 38, began to throw sexual comments and money offers in exchange for favors.
The situation climbed into a physical fight, separated by passersby. However, minutes later Cruz Gómez, visibly drunk, He got on his Chevy Suburban 2009, led in the opposite direction and went up to the sidewalk, ramming the group.
The young woman was trapped against a post and died in the place. His 32 -year -old mother suffered leg injuries and was transferred to the hospital in stable condition. The stepfather was also injured.
Arrest and background of the suspect
After the outrage, the driver tried to flee, but collided with a parked vehicle and was arrested. Its blood alcohol level was 0.137, almost double the legal limit, four hours after the incident.
Cruz Gómez had a history of drunk driving and with a suspended license. He had been arrested in January in Long Island for driving under the influence of alcohol, also detained six months later for speeding and driving without a license in Nassau and had a pending appointment in cutting in those cases.
The Queens District Prosecutor, Melinda Katz, announced second -degree homicide charges, three murder attempts, two assault positions, vehicular homicide, driving under the influence of alcohol and without a license.
Judge Lana Schlesinger ordered his arrest without bail. If found guilty, Cruz Gómez could face perpetual chain 25 years. Your next audience is set for September 19.
The victim and community impact
Jhoanny, who had moved with his family to Manhattan just three months ago, was described as a young woman “full of life and with a future ahead.” The young woman was of Venezuelan nationality.
Neighbors and acquaintances lamented the tragedy. “It is difficult to see her in a life of life with life, knowing that six hours later she died,” said the person in charge of his building.
Astrid Medjo, neighbor, summarized the general feeling: “This makes you think that it can happen to anyone.”
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