Nissan driver charged after Bronx collision kills two.
Police charged Nissan driver Jamie Winston with alcohol-related offenses after a 4:12 a.m. collision on April 13, 2024, at Jerome Avenue and East Fordham Road in the Bronx killed two men and injured three people; police reporting said a second impact with an elevated-train support pillar followed.
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What We Know
Police said John Delorbe was driving north on Jerome Avenue and Jamie Winston was driving east on East Fordham Road when their vehicles collided; an impact with an elevated-train support pillar followed. Delorbe, 23, and his passenger, Angel Tussan, 21, died, and three Nissan occupants were hospitalized. Police said Delorbe drove through a steady red signal and charged Winston with driving while intoxicated and driving while ability impaired by alcohol.
Police described a red-light collision followed by a pillar impact.
Police told Norwood News that Delorbe drove north on Jerome Avenue through a steady red signal, apparently at high speed, before the collision with a Nissan traveling east on East Fordham Road. The spokesperson said the initial collision was followed by an impact with a support pillar for the elevated train above Jerome Avenue.
The drivers were in different vehicles.
Norwood News described Delorbe's vehicle as a gray 2022 BMW X4 and Winston's as a black 2023 Nissan Rogue.
Two men died, and three others were hospitalized.
Police identified the BMW occupants as John Delorbe, 23, from Mount Hope, and his passenger, Angel Tussan, 21, from Fordham Heights.
Norwood News reported that both men were taken to St. Barnabas Hospital and pronounced dead there. CBS News instead reported that the BMW driver and passenger died at the scene; the reports differ on where the deaths occurred.
Norwood News reported that Winston, 36, and her two female passengers were taken to St. Barnabas Hospital in stable condition.
Police reported alcohol-related charges against Winston.
Police said Winston was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated and driving while her ability was impaired by alcohol.
Where
JEROME AVENUE and EAST FORDHAM ROAD