UPDATED: Pedestrian Unresponsive After Being Struck In Hit And Run Accident

lpd_nightPedestrian Struck: A patient has just been transported to Jersey Shore with CPR in progress after being struck by a vehicle on Williams Street. The vehicle fled the scene, and the patient was found unresponsive on the road upon the arrival of emergency personnel. CIU along with the Traffic and Safety division of the LPD, have responded to the scene. TLS-CCP/TLS-00

UPDATE: 9:25 a.m. The following is a Press Release just issued by Police Chief Rob Lawson in regards to the incident.

“On Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at about 12:40 AM Audencia Ortiz was walking on Williams Street near the intersection of Henry Street when she was struck by a motor vehicle. After the collision the motor vehicle left the scene and remains unidentified. 

Ortiz was transported to Jersey Shore University Medical Center where she is being treated for non-life threatening injuries. 

The investigation is being conducted by Lakewood Police Traffic Safety Unit Officers Robert Redington and Erik Menck. Assisting in the investigation are Detectives John Hill and Dave Margentino of the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office as well as Detectives Robert Johnson and Jamie Phillips of the Ocean County Sheriff’s Department. 

Also assisting at the scene were Lakewood Township Department of Emergency Medical Service and Hatzolah First-Aid Squad. 

Anyone with information regarding this collision can contact Officers Redington or Menck at 732-363-0200 X-5380.”

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Proud Orthodox Jew
15 years ago

Where is Williams street?

mr. p
15 years ago

can we have an update

smart2
15 years ago

Williams st runs from james to prospect parallel with rt 9
How’s the patient doing do we need a name for tehillim

Anonymous
15 years ago

It’s the street that people regularly speed down eventhough the speed limit is only 25 mph. It’s a residential street!!!

A goy
15 years ago

#3, what if it is a goy? No prayers?

parent
15 years ago

#5 He asked for a name, not a Jewish name. You can say Tehilim for anyone.

Ironic
15 years ago

Ironic that they transported him to Jersey Shore, when Kimball Hospital is right across the street!!

live on williams street
15 years ago

its the street that is ase wide as rt 9 and you drive as fast as rt 9 wen the speed limmet is 25 thay shud give a lot more tickets thear mabe officer hemick shud go thear he is very good at inforcening the law

Anonymous
15 years ago

Not ironic just smart

Jack
15 years ago

#7. here is the RULE: There a 2 reasons a paitent is given CPR. 1) cardiac arrest 2) traumatic arrest. in this case the pt was hit by a car therefore he was in traumatic arrest and needs to go to the nearest TRAUMA center.

cpr man
15 years ago

They dont transport a patient to jersey shore if its cpr in progress. i guess the patient was alive other wise they wudve went to kimball.

extracation team from Toms River
15 years ago

#8 SPELLING PLEASE

Ppl in glass houses...
15 years ago

# 12 – if you can’t, why should he?

E B White
15 years ago

#13, please estop the befuddlification of the extricationator #12, I mean extrAcationator

anon
15 years ago

to my understanding no one has ever walked out of a hopital alive on their own two feet after being brought in in traumatic arrest due to an auto accident. perhaps there are rare exceptions. anyone know otherwise?

david
15 years ago

Nebach

smart2
15 years ago

The. Question was does the patient need prayers is she fine did she g-d forbid expire that’s all no prejudice meant

to all
15 years ago

To all the drivers who drive on my ****** while i am lawfully driving on Williams at 25mph, and you are annoyed that I am not doing 50 like you would prefer…….maybe this story will teach you a lesson to obey the speed limit, regardless of how wide and straight a road is. May Audencia have a quick recovery and he will be in my prayers in shul this yom tov.

hi
15 years ago

#8 hire an editor before you post a comment.

look out
15 years ago

shore medical is where trauma patients are taken.

moshe
15 years ago

Kids stop bickering! who cares if one knows how to spell or not someone was hurt, no matter if he’s a jew or not!
Lakewood has an issue, people (including outsider) who drive here don’t seem to care about street signs and I think that they take advantage of our great and kind police who are easy on us!!

zulz
15 years ago

whats wrong with kimbal they are great