A Jackson resident has been charged in connection with a hit-and-run crash that left a minor – Daniel Shmuel ben Shifra – seriously injured in Lakewood on Friday.

The accident occurred at around 8:30 pm on Hope Chapel Road near Clearstream Road. The driver of the vehicle immediately fled the scene.

Hatzolah responded and treated the victim before transporting him to Jersey Shore University Medical Center, where he is listed in critical but stable condition.

A joint investigation conducted by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit–Vehicular Homicide Squad, Lakewood police, and the Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit determined that a Hyundai Elantra traveling northbound on Hope Chapel Road struck the boy before leaving the area without stopping.

Further investigation identified Jose Perez-Parada as the driver of the vehicle involved. He was taken into custody at Lakewood Township Police Headquarters and transported to the Ocean County Jail, where he remains pending a detention hearing.

Please daven for a refuah sheleima for Daniel Shmuel ben Shifra.