Pedestrian Killed Crossing Route 528 In Lakewood: Authorities

LAKEWOOD, NJ — A Lakewood man was killed Thursday evening when he was hit by a vehicle while crossing Route 528, authorities said Friday.

Perets Schinerman, 61, was pronounced dead at 8:11 p.m. by Dr. Zipangan of Monmouth Medical Center's Southern Campus (formerly Kimball Medical Center), said Al Della Fave, spokesman for the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office.

Lakewood police were called to the intersection of Route 528 and Hillside Boulevard at 7:43 p.m., Della Fave said.

The investigation by Lakewood police, the prosecutor’s office, and the Ocean County Sheriff’s Department Crime Scene Investigation unit found that Michael Wood Jr., 30, of Lakehurst, was driving a 2015 Kia Sportage traveling east on Route 528 when he struck Schinerman just east of the Hillside Boulevard crosswalk with the front passenger side of his vehicle, Della Fave said.

"A statement, blood draw and forensic cell phone review will all be part of the continuing investigation into the circumstances surrounding the accident," Della Fave said. "The vehicle was removed from the scene and transported to OC Sheriff’s Department CSI, pending a search warrant."

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