Uniondale man fatally ran over teen after sexual advances failed
Prosecutors say Edwin Cruz-Gomez offered the girl and her mother money for sex.
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Sep 16, 2025, 9:26 AM
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1h agoA Uniondale man is accused of hitting and killing a 16-year-old girl with his car.
The Queens district attorney tells News 12 he hit the teen and her family on purpose.
Prosecutors say Edwin Cruz-Gomez offered the girl and her mother money for sex. The stepfather intervened.
That is when prosecutors say Cruz-Gomez got into his car and hit them all on a sidewalk in Elmhurst on Saturday.
Jhoanny Alvarez, 16,was killed. Her mother was injured.
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