Dayron Ramirez Mesa
Introduction
Dayron Ramirez Mesa, the driver of a Tesla Cybertruck that slammed into two cars at 97 mph while he was under the influence — killing Dayana Abreu Perez, a mother of two — was sentenced to six and a half years in prison followed by eight and a half years of probation after pleading guilty . The December 2025 crash at Southwest 122nd Avenue and 56th Street in Miami-Dade killed Perez instantly at the scene, and video captured the moment Ramirez Mesa’s Cybertruck ploughed into her car . At his sentencing on Friday, the courtroom became the setting for an unusual exchange: Perez’s family faced the man who killed her, heard his apology through a translator, and told him — in the same breath — that they forgave him .
Background Information
Investigators determined Ramirez Mesa was driving 97 mph in a 40-mph zone under the influence of alcohol when he ran a red light and struck Perez’s car . Perez, described by her family as a loving mother, left behind two children too young to attend the sentencing hearing, who will now grow up without her . Ramirez Mesa pleaded guilty to the deadly DUI crash — a resolution his defense attorney, Eric Medini, said had been “a long time coming” .
The Controversy or Incident That Led to Their Cancellation
Convicted and sentenced: six and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to the DUI crash that killed Dayana Abreu Perez.
The crash happened at the intersection of Southwest 122nd Avenue and 56th Street in December 2025, when Ramirez Mesa’s Cybertruck — travelling at nearly twice the speed limit and running a red light — slammed into two vehicles, killing Perez . Investigators said he was under the influence at the time, and the case proceeded as a guilty plea rather than a trial . At sentencing, Ramirez Mesa addressed the family directly: “I want to ask for forgiveness from the entire family of Dayana. I wouldn’t have ever wanted that accident to happen” — and told them he would carry the pain and consequences of what happened for the rest of his life .
Public Reaction and Consequences
After the sentence was imposed, Perez’s cousin responded from the gallery: “I don’t hold hatred in my heart for you. I forgive you” . The family then approached Ramirez Mesa with a photograph of Perez, speaking to him directly; one relative told him, “I hope this is a lesson for you. Not only did you finish Dayana’s life, but an entire family — her children are just out of themselves” . His attorney told reporters the crash had taken a toll on his client as well: “I can tell you this is eating him alive, and his family too. They’re two good families that were ruined by this” .
Current Status
Ramirez Mesa is beginning a six-and-a-half-year prison sentence, to be followed by eight and a half years of probation, after the Friday sentencing . The plea resolution means no trial record of contested facts — the 97-mph speed, the red light and the impairment findings come from investigators’ statements in coverage of the case . No appeal was reported in the sentencing coverage .
Impact on Their Career/Life
Ramirez Mesa enters prison as a convicted DUI killer with more than a decade of custody and probation combined ahead of him, and the permanent record of a plea admitting the impairment findings investigators documented at the scene . For Perez’s family, the sentencing hearing doubled as a farewell: the photograph they pressed toward him in court, and their young children’s absence from the room, framed the sentence as partial justice for a family permanently rearranged . The case drew wide local coverage in South Florida for its collision of forgiveness and grief in a single courtroom exchange .
Sources
- “Family directly addresses driver who pleaded guilty to deadly DUI crash in Miami-Dade” — NBC 6 South Florida, November 2026: source