Drivers in SUVs Collide in Fordham Manor; Two Men Killed
The city recorded two motorists killed and three injured at Jerome Avenue and East Fordham Road after police said John Delorbe drove a BMW SUV through a red light and hit a Nissan driven by Jamie Winston, who was charged with DWI.
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What We Know
At about 4:12 a.m. on April 13, 2024, two SUV drivers collided at Jerome Avenue and East Fordham Road in the Bronx. Police told reporters that John Delorbe, 23, drove a BMW SUV north on Jerome Avenue through a steady red signal and hit a Nissan Rogue driven east on Fordham Road by Jamie Winston, 36. Delorbe and his passenger, Angel Tussan, 21, were taken to St. Barnabas Hospital and pronounced dead. Winston and two passengers were hospitalized in stable condition. Police arrested Winston later that morning; Norwood News reported that she was charged with driving while intoxicated and driving while ability impaired by alcohol.
Early-morning crash at Fordham Road
The official crash record places the collision at 4:12 a.m. on April 13, 2024, at Jerome Avenue and East Fordham Road. It records two motorists killed and three motorists injured.
Police told news outlets that John Delorbe was driving a 2022 BMW SUV north on Jerome Avenue and Jamie Winston was driving a 2023 Nissan Rogue east on East Fordham Road. Investigators said Delorbe drove through a steady red signal before the collision; after the first impact, the BMW was sent into a support pillar for the elevated train above Jerome Avenue.
Two men died and three women were hospitalized
Police identified the men who died as John Delorbe, 23, of Mount Hope, and Angel Tussan, 21, of Fordham Heights. The official record lists Delorbe as the driver and Tussan as the front passenger in the BMW.
Winston, 36, and two women riding with her, ages 26 and 28, were taken to St. Barnabas Hospital in stable condition, according to police accounts reported by local news outlets.
Police cited a red signal and alcohol involvement
The official crash record lists traffic control disregarded and alcohol involvement as contributing factors. In the vehicle-level record, the BMW entry also lists unsafe speed, while the Nissan entry lists alcohol involvement.
Norwood News reported that police arrested Winston in the 46th Precinct at 7:41 a.m. and charged her with driving while intoxicated and driving while ability impaired by alcohol. News12 described the charge as DWI.
Where
JEROME AVENUE and EAST FORDHAM ROAD