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A drunk driver who fatally mowed down a 16-year-old girl in Queens on Saturday is a previously deported Honduran illegal immigrant who had several prior DUI arrests, a senior Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) source told FOX.
Edwin Cruz Gomez, 38, was arrested by the New York City Police Department (NYPD) on Saturday and is charged with murder, three counts of attempted murder, and two counts of assault, and other crimes, after allegedly running down Jhoanny Gomez-Alvarez and her mother after they rejected his sexual advances, according to the source. An immigration detainer was lodged on Monday.
The teen was pronounced dead at the scene, and her mother is in stable condition.
Edwin Cruz Gomez is charged with murder in connection to the Queens hit-and-run.
A month later, on Nov. 13, 2024, he was convicted in Nassau County of driving without a license and sentenced to five days behind bars. He was then released.
Gomez was arrested again on Jan. 26 for driving under the influence and was released from custody before a detainer could be lodged.