MANCHESTER – A man who ran someone over and fled the scene was sentenced to six years in state prison.
Kevin Noonan, 63, of Manchester, was sentenced to prison, will have his license suspended for three years, and was fined $2,500.
According to police, Noonan was at the home of Jack Gotfried, 69, of Whiting on April 13, 2021 to pick up furniture that Gotfried was giving away. After loading the furniture into his vehicle, Noonan backed his vehicle up at a high rate of speed and hit Gotfried, pinning him between the rear of the vehicle and a truck parked in front of the residence. Noonan then fled the scene, leaving Gotfried injured in the roadway.
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer commended the efforts of Supervising Assistant Prosecutor Robert Cassidy and Assistant Prosecutor Victoria Veni who handled the case on behalf of the State, as well as the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Vehicular Homicide Unit, Manchester Township Police Department Patrol Division, Manchester Township Police Department Detective Bureau, and Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, for their cooperative assistance in connection with this investigation leading to Noonan’s apprehension, guilty pleas, and now his state prison sentence.
