Teen charged in deadly Brick, NJ hit and run

BRICK — An arrest was made in a hit and run crash that left a woman dead on Route 35 Saturday morning. Brick police said while she was on the shoulder of southbound lanes around 9:15 a.m. at Bay Avenue near Used To Be's restaurant. A photo of an SUV believed to have struck her was released by police.

The owner and driver of the 1999 Ford Explorer was identified as Mark Carey Jr., 19, of South Amboy. Carey was arrested at his home in South Amboy and is being held at the Ocean County Jail pending a first appearance. He is charged with leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident resulting in serious bodily injury or death, failing to report an accident, reckless driving, careless driving, and failure to maintain lane of travel.

The pedestrian, identified by officials only as a woman, was taken to Hackensack Meridian Ocean University Medical Center in Brick where she was pronounced dead. Gallery Credit: Gallery Credit: Jeff Deminski/Townsquare Media.