Defendant Who Was Impaired on Marijuana and Speeding, Pleaded Guilty
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a Bronx man has pleaded guilty to second-degree Vehicular Manslaughter and sentenced to one and one third to four years in prison for fatally striking a 67-year-old man while speeding through an intersection in Castle Hill.
District Attorney Clark said, “The defendant had no business getting behind the wheel of a car. As a result of his selfish decision, a man’s life was cut short. He now is being held accountable with this sentence.”
District Attorney Clark said that Victor Ramos, 29, of Randall Avenue, the Bronx, was sentenced today to one and one third to four years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree Vehicular Manslaughter by Bronx Supreme Court Justice Joseph McCormack. He pleaded guilty to that charge on May 7, 2025.
According to the facts of the investigation, on September 25, 2023, at approximately 9 p.m. at the intersection of Castle Hill Avenue and Turnbull Avenue, a 1994 Infiniti driven by Victor Ramos at almost twice the speed limit, struck Mohammed Rahman, 67, who was crossing Castle Hill Avenue within the unmarked crosswalk with the right of way. Rahman was propelled into the air by the impact and sustained fatal injuries. The defendant remained on scene and was found to be impaired by drugs, specifically, cannabis (marijuana), and he admitted to smoking a blunt before driving. A check of defendant’s license showed he had active suspensions.
District Attorney Clark thanked NYPD Detective Kevin Long of the Collision Investigation Squad and Police Officer Russell Lerch of the NYPD Highway Patrol for their work on the case.
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