Tragic Incident Outside Woodlawn Cemetery
A 30-year-old Hispanic man was killed when the car he was driving crashed into a tree outside Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx (NYC). A female passenger was seriously injured
Crash Details and Location
Jonathan Ramos Robles, a 30-year-old man, was killed when the car he was driving crashed into a tree outside Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx (NYC).
Fatal Outcome and Injuries
A female passenger was seriously injured, the Daily News reported. Ramos Robles was heading northbound on Jerome Ave. when he lost control of his Honda Odyssey and crashed into a tree around 3:20 a.m. Sunday near Bainbridge Ave. in Norwood, NYPD reported.
Investigation Status
- Lack of information on the cause of the accident.
- No release of names or possible links between the victims.
Ramos Robles died at the scene, a few blocks from where he crashed, police said. Paramedics took his passenger, a 42-year-old woman, to St. Barnabas Hospital in critical condition. Her name and a possible link between the two was not released. The cause of the accident has also not been determined.
Traffic accidents are a major challenge in New York. This is despite “Vision Zero,” a road safety plan created in 2014 by then-new Mayor Bill de Blasio, who promised to make the city safer for pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists with a goal of zero fatalities by 2024. According to the NYPD, cyclist fatalities increased 260% in the first six months of 2023 and 325% since the implementation of the Vision Zero plan in 2014. In many cases drivers flee.