Driver charged after two passengers die in Hunts Point crash
At 3:18 a.m. on Jan. 21, 2024, at Viele and Bryant avenues in Hunts Point, police said Enrique Lopez allegedly lost control of a Chrysler and was later charged after two passengers died.
What We Know
Before dawn on Jan. 21, 2024, a crash at Viele Avenue and Bryant Avenue in the Bronx left two passengers dead and two motorists injured, according to the city crash record. The record identifies the people killed as a 15-year-old rear-seat passenger and a 21-year-old front-seat passenger in a sedan. The Post, citing police, named them as Sabrina Villagomez of Nanuet and Giovante Roberson of East New York and reported that Enrique Lopez, 23, allegedly lost control of a Chrysler and drove into a parked oil tanker truck. Police said Lopez was charged with manslaughter and other offenses after the crash.
Before dawn at Viele and Bryant avenues
The city crash record places the collision at Viele Avenue and Bryant Avenue in the Bronx at 3:18 a.m. on Jan. 21, 2024. It records two motorists killed and two motorists injured in a crash involving a sedan and tanker trucks.
The Post, citing police and sources, reported that Enrique Lopez allegedly lost control of a Chrysler and drove into a parked oil tanker truck. Police said he was later charged in connection with the crash.
An industrial Hunts Point corner near the East River
The crash happened at Bryant and Viele avenues in Hunts Point. The Post described the road as running through an industrial area near the East River, and quoted the owner of the damaged truck saying there was salt on the road and a dip at the location.
Two passengers died and two others were hurt
The city record identifies the passengers killed as a 15-year-old girl seated in the right rear and a 21-year-old man seated in the front passenger seat. The Post identified them as Sabrina Villagomez, 15, of Nanuet, and Giovante Roberson, 21, of East New York.
The Post reported that a 17-year-old girl who was riding in the back seat was hospitalized in critical condition and that Lopez was hospitalized in stable condition after the crash.
The sedan carried four people
The city record lists a 2013 Chrysler sedan traveling east with four occupants. It also lists two parked tanker trucks facing west at the crash scene.
The Post reported that aftermath images showed the Chrysler wrecked and the parked truck visibly damaged on its hood and bumper.
A mother remembered her son
Giovante Roberson's mother, Sabrina Roberson-McCray, told The Post that she said goodbye to her son at the hospital and called him her best friend. She said he loved Michael Jackson, loved to travel and helped her every day.