QUEENS (WABC) -- Police say a driver who allegedly fatally struck a 16-year-old in Queens on Saturday, was drunk and made crude sexual remarks to the victim and her mother before the crash.
Edwin Cruz Gomez, 38, was arraigned Sunday night on charges, including murder, attempted murder, vehicular manslaughter, driving while intoxicated among other counts.
In court, prosecutors revealed new details about what allegedly led up to the deadly incident.
Prosecutors said Gomez was with several men outside the Prima Donna Restaurant, on Roosevelt Avenue between Elmhurst Avenue and Benham Street just after 4 a.m.
They say Gomez encountered the victim, 16-year-old Jhoanny Alvarez, with her mother, stepfather and her mother's boyfriend.
Prosecutors say Gomez then began harassing Alvarez and