Ex-girlfriend of drunk driver who ran over pedestrians in NY slams system for letting him out on bail in earlier domestic violence case

Fernandez didn’t bother apologizing to his ex-girlfriend when he was given the chance to speak in court.

Fernandez, 20, was out on bail in that case when he allegedly stole a car and drove intoxicated during a horror police chase that wounded seven people on Aug. 1 of that year.

She urged the court and the justice system to “reflect on this case” and called for faster action in domestic violence cases.

“I lived with the knowledge that the person who harmed me and others was given multiple chances despite his threat to public safety,” the statement went on. “This experience highlighted how this system often delays justice for victims of domestic violence, and in doing so, risks the safety of others.”

On Thursday, Fernandez was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in both the domestic violence and drunk driving cases.

The emotional former partner of suspected car thief Kyle Fernandez was seen quietly crying as Manhattan ADA Meaghan Dunigan read out her victim impact statement in Manhattan Supreme Court Thursday.

The tearful ex-girlfriend of a stolen car driver who wounded seven during a horrific Manhattan police chase slammed the court for letting the young hellion out on bail in her domestic violence case. 

She noted that he had admitted to being high on drugs when he allegedly sped off in a stolen car, running a red light and turning the wrong way down a one-way street close to Grand Central, striking a bicyclist.

He did, however, whine about how the case had been “dragging on,” leading an incredulous Judge Althea Drysdale to cut him off.

During a previous hearing, Dunigan said Fernandez had displayed “extremely egregious conduct” when he drove up on a sidewalk during evening rush hour while trying to evade a police stop.

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