Pregnant woman killed by drunk driver while walking with husband, California cops say

A drunk driver whose Jeep jumped a curb killed a pregnant woman walking with her husband Tuesday night, California police say.

The 23-year-old Anaheim woman, who was 35 weeks pregnant, died at a hospital, KNBC reported. Doctors delivered her baby. The newborn is in critical condition, according to the station.

“It’s like I’m living a nightmare and I’m hoping to wake up soon,” said husband James Alvarez on Wednesday, KTLA reported. “But I’m accepting the reality is she’s gone. And my daughter is the only thing that I have left.”

The white Jeep “narrowly missed” Alvarez at Katella Avenue and Bayless Street about 7:30 p.m., KABC reported.

“I was holding her hand. I was trying to pull her away towards me,” Alvarez said, KTLA reported.

“The husband was, I think, checking her pulse and when he checked, he screamed,” said witness David Orozco, according to an earlier KTLA story. Orozco said “he heard a loud boom.”

Alvarez was not hurt in the crash, the Los Angeles Times reported.

Police arrested Courtney Pandolfi, 40, of Garden Grove, on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter, felony driving under the influence and driving on a suspended license, KTLA reported.

Anaheim police said Pandolfi has two prior drunk driving arrests and may face murder charges, KABC reported.

Alvarez said the couple had recently started taking evening walks on the advice of their doctor, KTLA reported.

“We’ve been trying for two years, and finally we’re blessed to have a beautiful princess, and we’re a month away from her birth,” Alvarez said, according to the station. “And all of a sudden, out of a second, my life changed.”