JACKSON – A township resident pled guilty to leaving the scene of a fatal crash that took place on Christmas Eve, 2020. Roberto Alcazar-Sanchez, 27, faces a seven-year prison term.
His Chevrolet Silverado collided with a Mercedes Benz on I-195. Howell residents Norman, 83, and Phyllis Shtab, 81, were in the other car. Phyllis Shtab succumbed to injuries from the crash two days later, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said.
Alcazar-Sanchez fled the crash on foot, and a warrant went out for his arrest. He made it to Mexico but surrendered to United States Customs and Border Patrol Protection Agents in Laredo, Texas on March 3, 2021.
Prosecutor Billhimer acknowledged the efforts of Senior Assistant Prosecutor Jamie Schron and Assistant Prosecutor Alyssa Mandara who handled the case on behalf of the State, and commends the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Vehicular Homicide Unit, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Victim Witness Advocacy Unit, Jackson Township Police Department, Jackson Township Police Department Detective Bureau, Jackson Township Police Department Special Emergency Response Team, Brick Township Police Department, Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Field Services Unit/Warrants, United States Customs and Border Protection, Laredo Texas Police Department, and the United States Marshals Service, for their collaborative efforts and assistance relative to this investigation ultimately leading to Alcazar-Sanchez’s arrest, guilty plea, and soon his state prison sentence.
