Driver Charged After Two Passengers Killed in Bronx Crash
Police said Enrique Lopez, 23, lost control near Viele and Bryant avenues in Hunts Point and hit a parked oil tanker before dawn Jan. 21, 2024, in a crash record that lists two passengers killed and two other motorists injured.
What We Know
Police said Enrique Lopez, 23, lost control before dawn on Jan. 21, 2024, near Viele and Bryant avenues in Hunts Point and hit a parked oil tanker. The official record lists a 2013 Chrysler sedan, two parked tanker trucks, two motorists killed and two motorists injured. The passengers who died were later identified in press reporting as Sabrina Villagomez, 15, of Nanuet, and Giovante Roberson, 21, of East New York. Police said Lopez was charged with manslaughter and other offenses; prosecutors' later handling of the case was not included in the reviewed sources.
Police said the driver lost control before dawn
The official crash record places the collision at Viele Avenue and Bryant Avenue at 3:18 a.m. on Jan. 21, 2024. It lists four people in a 2013 Chrysler sedan, with two passengers killed and two motorists injured.
The New York Post, citing police and sources, reported that Enrique Lopez, 23, lost control and hit a parked oil tanker at about 3:20 a.m. The official record lists the sedan and two parked tanker trucks.
Two passengers died, and two others were hurt
The passengers who died were identified in press reporting as Sabrina Villagomez, 15, of Nanuet, and Giovante Roberson, 21, of East New York. The official record lists the 15-year-old as a right-rear passenger and the 21-year-old as a front passenger.
The Post reported that a 17-year-old girl in the back seat was hospitalized in critical condition and that Lopez was hospitalized in stable condition.
A mother remembered her son
Giovante Roberson's mother, Sabrina Roberson-McCray, told The Post that her son loved Michael Jackson, travel and helping her, and said, "Those 21 years were the best years of my life."
The corner sits on a Bronx corridor with a recent injury history
The collision happened at Viele Avenue and Bryant Avenue in the Bronx. CrashCountNYC's Bryant Avenue corridor context shows 293 crashes, 152 injuries, 13 serious injuries and 2 deaths since 2022.