Lakewood, NJ 'hit-run driver' arrested after shopping for tire

LAKEWOOD — A woman who struck a parked vehicle Thursday night was arrested at an auto care center where she stopped to get a new tire.

Township police said a Cadillac Escalade driven by a 37-year-old Toms River woman hit the car parked along Second Avenue near Clifton Avenue around 10 p.m., pushing it into two other vehicles in front of it.

Video posted by The Lakewood Scoop, which was first to report the incident, shows a blue sedan with heavy damage to the rear passenger's side tire. A white pickup truck and dark SUV were parked in front of the sedan.

The impact damaged the Escalade's front passenger tire but the woman was able to travel about two blocks from the crash scene, police said. She was located by police with a tire that fell off her SUV, officials said.

Police arresting a woman at a car care center after a crash in Lakewood 4/28/22 (The Lakewood Scoop)

Stop at a late-night car care center

Photos show the suspect being arrested in the parking lot of QualiCare Oil & Lube at the intersection of 2nd and Monmouth avenues.

The auto care center is open until midnight, according to its website.

The woman, whose identity was not disclosed, was charged with driving under the influence and several other related charges.

No one was injured in the crash.

Dan Alexander is a reporter for New Jersey 101.5. You can reach him at dan.alexander@townsquaremedia.com

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