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Toms River Man Pleads Guilty In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Lakewood Teen
A Toms River man faces a plea-bargained seven years in state prison after admitting he left the scene of a crash that killed a 15-year-old Lakewood boy last fall, authorities said.
In addition to "knowingly leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident resulting in death," Alexander Politan, 31, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Toms River to driving with a suspended license, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said.
Jesus Lopez-Grande, 15, of Lakewood, and his father, Jesus Lopez-Ramirez, 37, also of Lakewood, were walking near the shoulder of Oak Street when they were struck ar…