Jose Parada-Perez Arrested after Lakewood hit-and-run that left child critically injured

Prosecutors say driver fled after striking minor on Hope Chapel Road Friday night.

Lakewood, NJ – A Jackson Township man has been charged after authorities say he struck a minor with his vehicle and fled the scene in a hit-and-run crash Friday night in Lakewood. Jose Perez-Parada, 35, was taken into custody and charged with knowingly leaving the scene of a motor vehicle crash resulting in serious bodily injury, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced.