🚨Syed Hoque and his dog were seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash in November

🚨The crash killed the victim's dog

🚨Byron Jones was charged but investigators say his son was driving


ABSECON — A father falsely took responsibility for his son's hit-and-run crash in November, a police investigation determined.

The victim, Syed Hoque, 25, of Absecon, was with his dog near the intersection of Highland Boulevard and Marlborough Avenue in Absecon when they were both hit by a car around midnight on Nov. 30.

Byron A. Jones, 52, of the Mays Landing section of Hamilton, was arrested later that morning.

Using digital forensic analysis and traditional investigative methods, Absecon police said investigators were able to learn that his son, Amir A. Jones, was actually behind the wheel.

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Changed charges

The younger Jones is now charged with leaving the scene of an accident with serious bodily injury, endangering an injured victim, hitting a domestic animal without stopping, failure to report an accident and numerous related motor vehicle offenses.

The father is charged with hindering apprehension of another and false reports to law enforcement authorities.

A driver who stopped to help Hoque called police. Hoque suffered life-threatening injuries while his dog did not survive, according to police.

Hoque suffered "serious injuries that will require extensive medical treatment, surgeries, and a long road to recovery," according to a GoFundMe campaign created by his sister to help with his medical expenses.

Previous reporting by Rick Rickman was used in this report

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