Drunk Cybertruck driver clocked around 100 mph kills woman: cops. Had past ticket
A 21-year-old drunk Tesla Cybertruck driver, who was clocked at nearly 100 mph when he ran a red light and killed a woman in December, turned himself in on Thursday, the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s office said. It’s not the first time he’s been in trouble for speeding.
Dayron Ramirez-Mesa was the only person in the 2025 Cybertruck when he struck two cars as they attempted to make a left turn on Dec. 14. He ran the red light at nearly 100 mph in a 40-mph zone at 8:15 a.m. near Southwest 122nd Avenue and 56th Street, according to his arrest affidavit.
Ramirez-Mesa is the registered owner of the Tesla, the sheriff’s office said Friday.
A Kendall neighbor said Friday he would make small talk with Ramirez-Mesa and had seen him drive a Mustang and an Audi, but no Cybertruck. A woman who answered the door at the Kendall address listed on Ramirez-Mesa’s arrest affidavit said Friday he no longer lives at the home. She said she is his aunt.
On early Sunday morning on Dec. 14, Ramirez-Mesa was heading west on Southwest 56th Street while Dayana Abreu Perez was in a 2024 Hyundai Sonata in the southbound outside left-turn lane. In the inside left-turn lane was Amarlis Avila driving a 2012 Toyota 4Runner with passenger Lilian Enriques.
Both cars moved forward when the light turned green. Ramirez-Mesa barrelled through the intersection, sideswiping the 4Runner before crashing into the driver’s side of the Sonata, deputies say.
The Sonata spun before striking a concrete median. Video footage from a nearby church showed Ramirez-Mesa getting out of the Cybertruck.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue arrived and transported Abreu Perez, 40, to HCA Florida Kendall Hospital, where she died.
When deputies reached Ramirez-Mesa, they smelled alcohol and noticed his bloodshot eyes. Results of his blood alcohol test showed alcohol levels of .180, .108, and .081 from three different samples; the legal limit is 0.08.
On Thursday, Ramirez-Mesa turned himself in at MDSO headquarters in Doral. He is charged with DUI manslaughter and reckless vehicular homicide. If convicted, he could face up to 15 years in prison.
He remained jailed at Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center as of Friday afternoon. Court records show a judge set his bond to $75,000, he will need to remain on house arrest once he’s released and has a no driving order. He has since pleaded not guilty and his attorney, Eric Matheny, refused to comment when reached by the Miami Herald on Friday.
Miami Herald staff writer Devoun Cetoute and David Goodhue contributed to this report.
This story was originally published February 6, 2026 at 2:35 PM.