A mom was harm and her daughter killed when a person deliberately drove onto a sidewalk in Queens and ran the 2 victims over along with his automobile, police mentioned.
Surveillance video reveals Jhoanny Gomez Alvarez strolling along with her mom and a person when the motive force of an SUV drives onto the sidewalk round 4 a.m. and hits them. Police mentioned the lethal incident occurred on Roosevelt Avenue and Benham Road.
Within the video, a Chevy Suburban is pushed straight by means of the intersection and onto the sidewalk the place the 16-year-old is fatally struck. The suspect then backs up and speeds the flawed means down Benham Road earlier than crashing right into a parked automobile.
Police mentioned the motive force, 38-year-old Edwin Cruz Gomez, deserted his car and tried to get away however cops caught up with him.
“I seen across the street, they had him on the floor and he was hysterical,” Tamara Dupree mentioned.
Investigators consider the motive force went after the group on the sidewalk following some kind of argument.
The woman’s mom, 32, was taken to Elmhurst Hospital to be handled for her accidents.
The 38-year-old faces prices of homicide, assault and DUI. Contact data for his legal professional was not instantly identified.
