MIRAMAR, FLA. (WSVN) - A South Florida family is demanding justice after a crash in Miramar days before Christmas claimed the life of a pregnant mother and sent her 7-year-old son to the hospital.
New details about the investigation into the Dec. 19 crash came out Thursday afternoon.
Cristina Hernandez was killed when, police said, 16-year-old Cristhian Gonzalez slammed into the back of her car while driving over 100 mph.
“We know at this time, as Gonzalez changed lanes from the inside lane to the outside lane to the intersection, he was traveling 113.1 mph, which calculates to like 166 feet per second,” said Miramar Police Officer David Robbins.
It was 2 p.m. in the afternoon, just six days before Christmas.
Hernandez was picking Jacob up from school.
Anthony Estrada said telling his 7-year-old son Jacob that his mother was dead was the worst thing he’s ever had to go through.
“I did tell him about his mom, which was the hardest thing I’ve had to ever do in my life,” Estrada said. “He cried like any of us did.”
According to police, Gonzalez was under the influence of marijuana at the time, and he didn’t have a driver’s license, which police said the boy’s father knew when he gave him the keys to the car.
That father is now facing charges, too.
“My son is fighting for his life because some kid and his family were irresponsible and decided to ruin our family,” Estrada said.
A young mother was killed and a child remains in the hospital more than a month later.
As if that wasn’t heartbreaking enough, Hernandez was five weeks pregnant with their second child.
“I tell [my son] every night, ‘It’s OK, Mom’s with us, she’s with you in your heart,'” said Estrada, “and we’ll pray for her every night, and he understands that. She’s in heaven, and she’s his angel now.”
Now Hernandez’s family wants justice.
“They were breaking the law giving their son a car without even having a license, and we want justice, and we are going to look for justice,” said Daymara Navarrete, the mother of the deceased.
Gonzalez and his father are now facing charges.
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