DUI suspect 'kept driving for a MILE with a dead pedestrian wedged in her windshield and his severed leg on her trunk after a night of bar hopping'

  • Stacy Sanchez, 29, was arrested outside her Oceanside, California, home
  • Police say she hit the pedestrian on the sidewalk after drinking all night
  • The homeless man is believed to have been on his way to a soup kitchen   
  • Her speed sent him flying through the windshield and onto the front seat
  • The man's leg detached from his body and flew through the back window
  • She got out of the car screaming, while the body of the man was inside
  • Cops arrested her a short time later and have taken her into custody  

By Wills Robinson For Dailymail.com

Published: 07:20 EST, 28 June 2016 | Updated: 11:47 EST, 28 June 2016

A drunk driver allegedly hit and killed a homeless pedestrian, then drove for a mile with his body wedged in her windshield.

Stacy Sanchez, 29, was arrested outside her Oceanside, California, home on Monday morning after she walked away from her wrecked car with the victim still stuck inside.

Police say she smashed into the pedestrian on the sidewalk after drinking all night.

Her speed sent him flying through the windshield with such force that his head was resting on the passenger seat.  

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Stacy Sanchez, 29,  allegedly hit and killed a homeless pedestrian, then drove for a mile with his body wedged in her windshield as she made her way home from a night out in Oceanside, California 

Stacy Sanchez, 29,  allegedly hit and killed a homeless pedestrian, then drove for 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 

Sanchez's smashed car is seen being taken away from the scene after investigators removed the body 

The man's leg also detached from his body and flew through the back window, landing on the trunk of the car. 

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, the pronounced the pedestrian dead at the scene. 

Sanchez (pictured before her arrest) told cops 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 and facing a slew of drunk driving charges

Sanchez (pictured left before her arrest and right from a Facebook photo) told cops 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 and facing a slew of drunk driving charges 

Police say she was driving with such speed that the homeless man went through the windshield and ended up with his head on the passenger seat. She left the car on a street near her home with his remains still on top

Police say she was driving with such speed that the homeless man went through the windshield and ended up with his head on the passenger seat. She left the car on a street near her home with his remains still on top

Investigators were seen placing 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.

He 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 the man, who has not been identified.

Sanchez was taken into custody and she is now facing drunk driving charges. 

Her bail has been set at $130,000. 

Police are seen picking up evidence from the road where the pedestrian was hit. They were seen placing evidence markers where his wallet, keys and pants had been found

Police are seen picking up evidence from the road where the pedestrian 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 

A tarp sheet is seen covering the car after cops had left the scene 

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