US girl, 16, dies after drunk man, 38, sexually harasses her & her mother, mows them down in SUV

A man in Queens, U.S., sexually harassed a teenage girl and her mother, which led to a fight between the girl's family and the man, Edwin Cruz Gomez.

After the group turned to leave, Cruz Gomez got into his SUV and drove into them, causing the death of the girl, according to the New York Police Department.

Fight between the two parties

The incident occurred on Sep. 13 at around 4am, CBS News reported.

Cruz Gomez was with friends outside a restaurant when he encountered 16-year-old Jhoanny Gomez-Alvarez, her boyfriend, and her mother and her stepfather.

The 38-year-old allegedly began sexually harassing Gomez-Alvarez and her mother, even offering them money in exchange for sex acts.

This escalated into a physical fight between Gomez-Alvarez's boyfriend, stepfather and Cruz Gomez.

The trio were later separated by bystanders.

As the group walked away, Cruz Gomez got into his SUV, which was situated about a block away, and intentionally drove into them on the sidewalk, according to the New York Daily News.

The scene of violence was caught on CCTV footage.

Cruz Gomez's SUV was later seen reversing and speeding away before crashing into a parked car further down the street.

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Jhoanny Gomez-Alvarez was fatally struck just after 4 a.m

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Was drunk during incident

Gomez-Alvarez was pronounced dead at the scene.

Her mother was taken to the hospital for leg injuries, and her stepfather suffered injuries as well.

Cruz Gomez was subsequently taken into custody.

According to CBS News, his blood alcohol content was nearly twice the legal threshold.

After he was arrested, he reportedly tried to convince police officers he had been assaulted.

Cruz Gomez was charged on Sep. 14 for murder, attempted murder, vehicular manslaughter, assault, operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs and other related charges, reported Yahoo.

If convicted, he could face up to life in prison.

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