Friday, December 7, 2007

Elderly Lakewood man killed crossing street

A prominent area bowler was fatally injured when he was struck by a car Thursday evening while he walked across Lanes Mill Road at Route 88 to go bowling with his son, police said. Joseph A. Goertz Jr., 78, of Lakewood, an Ocean County Bowling Hall of Fame member who has a local league named after him, was struck by a 2006 Audi A4 operated by Abraham Feliciano, 26, of Matawan Avenue, Aberdeen, shortly after 6 p.m., police said.Feliciano, a salesman for a car dealership on Route 88, was charged with driving on a suspended license and operating a motor vehicle causing a death while driving, which is a criminal offense because his license was suspended, said Sgt. Frank Work. He was released on his own recognizance.Goertz's son, also Joseph, who is a Lakewood police sergeant, was at the Ocean Lanes bowling alley where his father was headed when the accident happened, said Lt. Michael Mooney.
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