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John P. Marrone, 68, of Seaside Park
According to the Ocean County Prosecutors Office, on July 21, 2024, John Marrone, 68, of Seaside Park, was charged with Causing Death or Injury While Driving with a Suspended or Revoked Driver’s License, and Knowingly Leaving the Scene of a Motor Vehicle Accident Resulting in Death, both in connection with an incident that occurred in Toms River Township on July 21, 2024.
Toms River Township Police Department officers were called to the intersection of Route 166 and Old Freehold Road at around 2:50 p.m. on July 21, 2024, in response to a report of a person being struck by a car.
Gonzalo Jimenez-Hernandez, 48, of Toms River, stepped into the street and was hit by a car, according to the responding officers. After being taken to the Community Medical Center in Toms River, the victim was declared dead.
A black Ford F-150 was driving north on Route 166 when Mr. Jimenez-Hernandez stepped into the road and was struck by the Ford F-150. The vehicle fled the scene, according to an investigation conducted by the Toms River Township Police Department, the Ocean County Sheriff's Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, and the Major Crime Unit-Vehicular Homicide Squad of the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office.
The truck that struck the victim was later located unoccupied in a nearby apartment complex. Through investigation, Detectives determined that the Ford F-150 was registered to Marrone.
A short time later, Officers located Marrone - on foot - in the vicinity of the truck, and he was taken into custody without incident. Marrone was thereafter transported to
Community Medical Center, where a draw of his blood was obtained pursuant to a court-authorized warrant. The results of the blood draw remain pending. Marrone was subsequently transported to the
Ocean County Jail, where he is presently lodged pending a detention hearing.
