Lakewood Man Fled Fatal County Line Road Crash: Police

LAKEWOOD, NJ — A Lakewood man has been charged with leaving the scene of a crash that killed a Baltimore man on Sunday, police said.

Mashon Wilson, 28, of Lynn Court, was arrested later Sunday following the crash on West County Line Road in Lakewood that killed Yechiel Yitzchak Finegold, 20 of Baltimore, Lakewood Capt. Gregory Staffordsmith said.

Finegold was the front-seat passenger in a 2019 Chevrolet Suburban that smashed into a tree along West County Line Road near Cedar Row about 7:20 a.m. on Sunday, Staffordsmith said. Finegold suffered grave injuries and was taken to Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus, but "life-saving measures were not effective and he succumbed to his injuries a short time later," he said.

David Abayev, 21, of Lakewood, who was driving the Suburban, is hospitalized at Jersey Shore University Medical Center in stable but critical condition with serious injuries suffered in the crash, Staffordsmith said.

Investigators learned the Suburban, which was headed east on West County Line Road, had come in contact with a 2018 Nissan Sentra before leaving the road and hitting the tree. The nature of the contact was not described. Wilson then fled, Staffordsmith said.

Wilson has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident with injuries, operating a motor vehicle while suspended and hindering his own apprehension. He was later released on his own recognizance pending a court date.

The investigation is ongoing and additional charges may be filed, Staffordsmith said.

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