A Wilmington man whose name had been in the news for more than a decade has been convicted of 23 charges for a 2024 high-speed collision that killed a New Castle mother and her daughter and injured several others.
Dejuan Robinson, 26, was found guilty after evidence showed he fled a traffic stop on Route 273, accelerated to more than 100 miles per hour, switched off his headlights, and drove through red lights before entering the Airport Road intersection against the signal according to prosecutors.
The crash occurred on August 21, 2024, when Robinson’s Kia K5 struck a Dodge Grand Caravan carrying 29-year-old Karisma Elivo-Stevens and her five children. The impact overturned the minivan, killing Elivo-Stevens and her 10-year-old daughter, Zamiyah. The four surviving children were seriously injured. After the initial impact, Robinson’s vehicle crossed a concrete median and struck a third vehicle operated by a woman from Bear, who also sustained serious injuries.
Court records detail Robinson’s condition in the hours that followed. He was transported to Christiana Hospital for emergency surgery and was handcuffed to his hospital bed while awaiting treatment. According to the records., Robinson made a remark to a detective assigned to monitor him after the detective referenced the victims…