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The driver allegedly hit the female pedestrian so hard her head
burst through the windshield and left a chunk of hair in the glass,
as new video shows the suspect shortly after the crash.

A suspected drunk driver exclaimed to police that it was "just a
homeless person" after she struck and killed a woman with her car
in Florida, per Miami authorities.

Ivana Gomez was allegedly seen by police speeding in her BMW
through Miami on May 30 around 1 a.m. before she hit 41-year-old
Kathryn Kipnis as Kipnis was attempting to cross a Miami street.
Officials say Kipnis was hit so hard, her head in fact burst
through the windshield, leaving a chunk of her hair stuck in the
glass.

Gomez, 32, is now facing vehicular homicide and DUI manslaughter
charges after her toxicology report showed she had blood alcohol
content (BAC) levels over the legal limit when she allegedly hit
and killed Kipnis in Little Havana.

"The defendant's flagrant disregard for human life by striking the
victim and fleeing the scene demonstrates a willful and wanton
disregard for the safety of others," read her updated arrest
documents, following the toxicology results.

According to initial arrest documents obtained by CBS News, Gomez
was driving so fast that the officer who first spotted her had to
"travel over 100 mph" just to catch up.T he officer did eventually
catch up with Gomez and allegedly witnessed her hitting Kipnis, who
was then carried by the car for approximately 231 feet before her
body was "violently thrown off."

Kipnis died at the scene.

The officer activated his lights and siren, however, Gomez still
did not stop, say police, who didn't reach her until she was forced
to stop at a red light with traffic.

Officials said she smelled strongly of alcohol, had bloodshot and
watery eyes and failed an eye exam field sobriety test; Police also
said they noticed "fresh vomit" in the vehicle. She was then put
into a cruiser, where she allegedly told officers the woman she hit
was "just a homeless person" and that it was "just an accident,"
the documents said.

https://toofab.com/2025/08/07/suspected-drunk-driver-miami-kills- pedestrian-homeless-person/

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