A woman arrested after killing a homeless man and severing his leg while driving drunk and leaving his body wedged in her windshield has pleaded not guilty to gross vehicular manslaughter.
Esteysi Izazaga Sanchez, 29, also known as Stacy, is accused of killing 69-year-old Jack Ray Tenhulzen in Oceanside, San Diego, by hitting him while he was walking along a street, and then continuing to drive for at least half-a-mile before abandoning her car and running home.
Such was the force of the impact, prosecutors claim, Mr Tenhulzen's leg was severed before it bounced over the roof and landed on the car's trunk.
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Stacy Sanchez, 29, allegedly hit and killed Jack Ray Tenhulzen , then drove for half a mile with his body wedged in her windshield as she made her way home from a night out in Oceanside, California
Sanchez's smashed car is seen being taken away from the scene after investigators removed the body
Court documents show she is being held in custody on five counts with a bail requirement of $1,500,000
According to CBS 8, when police arrested Sanchez she still had shards of glass in her hair from the car's windshield.
Deputy District Attorney Aimee Mcleod branded Sanchez a 'great danger to the public'.
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ShareMcLeod said Sanchez had a blood alcohol content of between .18 and .19 percent - far in excess of the legal limit of .08.
Customs officers have also placed an immigration hold on Sanchez.
According to court documents, Sanchez is facing one count of vehicle homicide, one hit-and-run, two DUIs, and a single count of driving without a licence.
Sanchez (pictured left before her arrest and right from a Facebook photo) told police she had been drinking in several bars that night and was on her way home when she allegedly hit the man. She is now in custody
Police say Sanchez was driving with such speed that Mr Tenhulzen went through the windshield and ended up with his head on the passenger seat. Sanchez allegedly left the car on a street near her home with his remains still on top
The 29-year-old is being held at the Las Collinas Detention and Re-Entry facility in Santee on bail of $1.5million.
Witnesses told Fox 5 San Diego Sanchez got out of the car screaming when she arrived back in the cul-de-sac where she lived. She then walked around the corner and entered her home.
Edgar Esparza left his house and saw the car with the body still on the windshield.
The teenager then asked Sanchez what had happened, but she said everything was fine.
He added that her clothes suggested she had been on a night out.
When paramedics arrived, they pronounced Mr Tenhulzen dead at the scene.
Investigators placed evidence markers where his wallet, keys and pants had been found.
They also had to cover Sanchez's car with a tarp sheet so neighbors couldn't see his body.
Mr Tenhulzen is believed to have been walking to a soup kitchen when he was knocked down.
Residents in the area said he was homeless, but they didn't know his name.
Sanchez told cops she had been drinking in several bars that night and was on her way home when she allegedly hit him.
Sanchez was taken into custody and her bail has been set at $1.5million.
Police are seen picking up evidence from the road where the man was hit. They were seen placing evidence markers where his wallet, keys and pants had been found
A tarp sheet is seen covering the car after cops had left the scene
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