The motive force allegedly hit the feminine pedestrian so exhausting her head burst by the windshield and left a piece of hair within the glass, as new video reveals the suspect shortly after the crash.
A suspected drunk driver exclaimed to police that it was “only a homeless particular person” after she struck and killed a lady along with her automobile in Florida, per Miami authorities.
Ivana Gomez was allegedly seen by police dashing in her BMW by Miami on Might 30 round 1 a.m. earlier than she hit 41-year-old Kathryn Kipnis as Kipnis was trying to cross a Miami avenue. Officers say Kipnis was hit so exhausting, her head in actual fact burst by the windshield, leaving a piece of her hair caught within the glass.
Gomez, 32, is now going through vehicular murder and DUI manslaughter expenses after her toxicology report confirmed she had blood alcohol content material (BAC) ranges over the authorized restrict when she allegedly hit and killed Kipnis in Little Havana.
“The defendant’s flagrant disregard for human life by placing the sufferer and fleeing the scene demonstrates a willful and wanton disregard for the protection of others,” learn her up to date arrest paperwork, following the toxicology outcomes.
In line with preliminary arrest paperwork obtained by CBS Information, Gomez was driving so quick that the officer who first noticed her needed to “journey over 100 mph” simply to catch up.T he officer did finally meet up with Gomez and allegedly witnessed her hitting Kipnis, who was then carried by the automobile for roughly 231 ft earlier than her physique was “violently thrown off.”
Kipnis died on the scene.
The officer activated his lights and siren, nonetheless, Gomez nonetheless didn’t cease, say police, who did not attain her till she was compelled to cease at a crimson mild with visitors.
Officers stated she smelled strongly of alcohol, had bloodshot and watery eyes and failed a watch examination subject sobriety take a look at; Police additionally stated they observed “contemporary vomit” within the car. She was then put right into a cruiser, the place she allegedly advised officers the lady she hit was “only a homeless particular person” and that it was “simply an accident,” the paperwork stated.
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Outcomes from her blood take a look at taken 2.5 hours after the crash revealed that her BAC ranges have been between 0.162 and 0.159 g/100ml, the paperwork stated. The authorized BAC restrict in Florida is 0.08 g/100ml or 0.08%. One other blood pattern was taken round 7 a.m., almost six hours after the crash, and reportedly confirmed a blood alcohol degree of .088.
When Gomez appeared earlier than Miami-Dade Circuit Court docket Decide William Altfield in Might following the crash, she denied ever saying Kipnis was “only a homeless particular person.”
“Your Honor, I by no means stated that. I didn’t say that in any respect. That is false,” stated Gomez, per WSVN.
Not that it issues, however Kipnis was not homeless. The sufferer’s father Daniel advised NBC6 that she lived within the space and was on her means residence after an evening out with pals. “Nobody ever expects their baby to go earlier than them,” father Daniel Kipnis stated.
Gomez is going through DUI manslaughter and vehicular murder expenses and stays locked up on a $251,000 bond.
NBC Miami launched new bodycam video simply this week, displaying Gomez after she was arrested. The footage would not present the alleged “homeless” remark, and was filmed as officers carried out a full physique search.
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