Driver dies in Bronx crash near Woodlawn Cemetery; passenger critically injured.
Baby Jay
Jonathan Ramos-Robles, 30, was driving north on Jerome Avenue when he lost control and struck a tree near Bainbridge Avenue at 3:20 a.m. on November 12, 2023, according to police accounts reported by local outlets; the official record documents one death and one injury, and local reports said his passenger was critically injured.
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What We Know
Ramos-Robles was driving north on Jerome Avenue when he lost control and struck a tree near Bainbridge Avenue, according to police accounts reported by the Daily News. The official record places the crash at 3:20 a.m. on November 12, 2023, and lists unsafe speed as a contributing factor. Norwood News reported that his passenger, whom it identified as his wife, was critically injured, and that Ramos-Robles was a father of three.
Police said the driver lost control before the crash.
The official record places the crash at Jerome Avenue and Bainbridge Avenue in the Bronx at 3:20 a.m. on November 12, 2023, and records one death and one injury. The Daily News, citing police, reported that Ramos-Robles was driving north on Jerome Avenue when he lost control and struck a tree outside Woodlawn Cemetery.
His family remembered a devoted father.
Norwood News identified Ramos-Robles as Jonathan “Baby Jay” Ramos, a Norwood father of three, and identified the passenger as his wife. The outlet reported that their children were twin boys and a baby girl, and that his wife remained in critical condition at St. Barnabas Hospital at the time of its report.
A cousin told Norwood News that Ramos loved music and said, “We will always remember my cousin as the proud father he was, and hard worker,” The outlet reported that the family organized a fundraiser for funeral expenses and support for the children.
Reports differ on the vehicle’s year and description.
Norwood News, citing police, described a 2022 Honda Odyssey. The official record lists a 2012 minivan, while its crash description classifies the vehicle as a station wagon or sport utility vehicle. The supplied descriptions conflict and do not resolve the vehicle’s year or model.
The investigation remained ongoing.
The official crash record lists unsafe speed as a contributing factor. Norwood News said the police investigation was ongoing and separately reported that a local taxi driver raised concerns about roadworks and uneven manhole covers nearby; the report did not establish that those conditions contributed to this crash.
Where
JEROME AVENUE and BAINBRIDGE AVENUE