A Long Island man accused of fatally striking a teenage girl in Queens with his vehicle on Saturday morning faces murder charges for the alcohol-fueled hit-and-run, police reported.

According to police sources, 38-year-old Edwin Cruz Gomez of Uniondale was not only intoxicated behind the wheel at the time of the fatal crash, but he also did not have a valid license to drive. Investigators say they now believe the act was intentional after he was seen arguing with the victims moments before.

The incident unfolded at around 4:14 a.m. on Roosevelt Avenue and Benham Street on the Elmhurst/Jackson Heights border, when cops from the 110th Precinct received the horrifying report.

Driving a gray 2009 Chevy Suburban, Cruz Gomez allegedly jumped the curb and struck 16-year-old Jhoanny Gomez-Alvar

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