ABERDEEN, N.J. — A Matawan woman has been charged in connection with a fatal hit-and-run accident that claimed the life of a pedestrian last month, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago. Sonia Gomez, 64, faces one count of second-degree leaving the scene of a fatal crash.
The incident occurred on September 4, 2024, at approximately 7:24 p.m. when officers from the Aberdeen Police Department responded to a report of a pedestrian struck at the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and 2nd Street. Upon arrival, they discovered 58-year-old Judith Fox-Hernandez of Aberdeen in the roadway. She was transported to Jersey Shore University Medical Center, where she later died from her injuries on September 29.
An investigation by the Monmouth County Serious Collision Analysis Response Team, the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Bureau, and the Aberdeen Police Department determined that Fox-Hernandez was struck by a 2015 Honda Pilot driven by Gomez, who failed to stop or report the collision to authorities.
Gomez has been charged and the investigation remains ongoing.