Previously deported Honduran illegal immigrant charged with killing teen who rejected his sexual advances

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 was 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.

NYPD officers responded to the call just before 4:15 a.m. Saturday after 
the driver of a gray 2009 Chevy Suburban hit the pair and drove away, 
according to a report from affiliate FOX 5 New York. 

Gomez allegedly later hit a parked car at the intersection of Roosevelt 
Avenue and Benham Street, according to the report.

ILLEGAL MIGRANT WITH DUI RAP SHEET FACING VEHICULAR HOMICIDE CHARGES AFTER 
HEAD-ON CRASH KILLS MOM, DAUGHTER

Gomez, who officials said was deported in 2005, was arrested for driving 
under the influence in April 2013 and detained by ICE Long Island. 

Authorities served him with a reinstatement of deport order, but he was 
released three months later under the Alternatives to Detention program 
and disappeared.

Sources said Gomez was ignored by ICE during an October 2024 arrest for 
possession of a forged instrument because he didn't meet Biden 
administration immigration enforcement priorities.

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.

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