Dayron Ramirez Mesa, who pleaded guilty in the December 2025 crash that killed Dayana Abreu Perez, came face-to-face with her relatives in the courtroom and asked for their forgiveness.

"I want to ask for forgiveness from the entire family of Dayana," Ramirez Mesa said through a translator. "I wouldn't have ever wanted that accident to happen."

He told the court he would carry the pain and consequences of the crash for the rest of his life.

The collision occurred at Southwest 122nd Avenue and 56th Street. Investigators said Ramirez Mesa was driving a Tesla Cybertruck at 97 mph in a 40-mph zone when he ran a red light and struck Perez's vehicle. Video captured the moment the truck slammed into two cars.

Perez's family described her as a loving mother whose two children were too young to attend the hearing and will now grow up without her.

One of Perez's cousins told Ramirez Mesa she held no hatred toward him. "I forgive you," she said.

After the sentencing, family members approached him holding a photograph of Perez and spoke to him directly.

"I hope this is a lesson for you," a relative said through a translator. "Not only did you finish Dayana's life, but an entire family — her children are just out of themselves."

Defense attorney Eric Medini said the case had weighed heavily on his client and both families. "I can tell you this is eating him alive, and his family too," Medini said. "They're two good families that were ruined by this. This was a long time coming for this resolution."

The sentencing closes a case that has underscored the deadly consequences of extreme speeding and impaired driving on Miami-Dade's roads, where traffic fatalities involving reckless drivers have drawn growing concern from residents and safety advocates.