A person has died after a vehicle crashed into a tree in Lakewood, and police are searching for passengers who fled the scene, officials said.
The accident occurred shortly before midnight on Yale Drive.
Upon arrival, emergency personnel found a passenger unconscious, and CPR was initiated.
The driver and another passenger fled the scene, officials said.
The patient was transported to MMCSC where he was pronounced dead, an official told TLS.
Lakewood’s Detective Bureau, Traffic Safety division, CSI and the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office are investigating.
UPDATE: The deceased has been identified as 44-year-old Arcadio Hernandez Marcos of Lakewood.
The driver, 22-year-old Eduardo Paez-Lopez of Lakewood and passenger, Arturo Barraza fled the scene were later located by responding patrol officers.
Further investigation by the Lakewood Traffic Safety Unit, Detective Bureau, the Ocean County Prosecutors Office and the Ocean County Sheriff’s Department CSI Unit resulted in the arrest of Paez-Lopez for Death by Auto and Leaving the Scene of an Accident Causing Death. He was subsequently transported to the Ocean County Jail.
Nebuch!! Why would they flee? Drugs? Recreational marijuana? Drunk minors? Gang members?
So sad! Now the state police are gonna b back
Very callous remark
May G-d help out the family of Arcadio during this difficult period and also afterwards.
Where was this?
State of will be back on 1st and forest blaming the Mva that happened on the other side of town
For all the state haters. Good news is if you drive within the law they will not bother you! Whew
Ray thats not true. They say you were on your hpone when u were not. They make things up to fill a quota
When they run away you know there’s more going on
the driver was speeding
That is awful! How can you just leave your friend to die like that. What a sad world we live in. 🙁
Judge me by the people I avoid.
Nebuch?? What?! (Oy)
mi papa ya esta descansando soy su hija pero queda a conciencia de ellos
ya queda a conciencia mi9 papa ya esta descansando en paz