Man Found Guilty in Death of Man Run Over by His Own Stolen Car

A Manhattan man was found guilty i charges involving the death of a man who was struck and killed by his own car while trying to stop the man from stealing the car in North Bay Shore in 2014.

In court on Tuesday, 48-year-old Edwin Gutierrez was convicted of two counts of second-degree murder, one for depraved indifference and one for while committing another felony, according to court records.

In November 2014, Dionel Ramirez, 69, of North Amityville parked his Hyundai in the parking lot of the 7-Eleven on 148 Pine Aire Drive and left the car running with the door open while he was at the store picking up excess food to bring to a soup kitchen, police said.

Gutierrez then entered his car and attempted to drive away, police said.

Ramirez attempted to stop Gutierrez, who then ran him over with the Hyundai and fled the scene in the stolen car, police said.

Ramirez was pronounced dead at Southside Hospital in Bay Shore.

At the time of his arrest, Gutierrez was also charged with first-degree robbery and third-degree attempted grand larceny, police said.

He pleaded not guilty to the charges in December of 2014. He is due back in court on Sept. 7.

“It was a big relief for us,” Michelle Ramirez, Dionel's daughter, told Newsday. "It was kind of difficult to stand in front of him and see him . . . It was just a senseless act. It was like why?”