LAKEWOOD TOWNSHIP MAN CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH A SATURDAY MORNING FATAL CRASH
" Angel Garcia-Rodriguez Has Charged After Hitting A Pole With His Car & Fleeing The Scene, Leaving His Passenger To Die."
Monday, July 24, 2023, 9:50 A.M. ET. By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
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LAKEWOOD, NJ.- Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer reported that Angel Garcia-Rodriguez, 26, of Lakewood, New Jersey, was Taken into Custody and Charged with Leaving the Scene of a Motor Vehicle Crash Resulting in a Death; and Endangering an Injured Victim, in connection with an Early Saturday Morning Car Crash that occurred in Lakewood Township, New Jersey.
On Saturday, July 22, 2023, at approximately 2:25 a.m., Members of The Lakewood Township Police Department responded to a 911 Emergency Call reporting a Serious Motor Vehicle Crash on James Street in Lakewood Township. Upon arrival, Police Officers located a 2007 Honda Civic that had Struck a Utility Pole. Police Officers discovered that the Driver of the Honda had Fled the Scene, and left his Critically Injured Male Passenger in the Car. The man was immediately transported to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, New Jersey, where he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased a short time later.
The ensuing investigation by Members of The Ocean County Prosecutor's Office Vehicular Homicide Unit and The Lakewood Township Police Department quickly determined that The Honda Civic was traveling Westbound on James Street when Mr. Garcia-Rodriguez lost control of the car and Struck a Utility Pole on the Passenger's Side Door. After striking the pole, Mr. Garcia-Rodriguez exited the vehicle and Fled the Scene before Police Officers arrived.
Garcia-Rodriguez was later located at a residence in Lakewood and was taken into Custody. Garcia-Rodriguez was transported to Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus in Lakewood, where a Court Authorized Blood Sample was Taken. Garcia-Rodriguez was then transported to The Ocean County Jail, where he is Lodged pending a Pretrial Detention Hearing.
" The Rules Of The Court Require Us To Include A Statement, That States: The Charges Outlined In This Publication Are Merely Accusations And The defendant And Or Defendants Are Presumed Innocent Unless And Until Proven Guilty Beyond Reasonable Doubt."
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