Red Bank Man Charged in Shrewsbury Fatal Pedestrian Collision

FREEHOLD, NJ: A Red Bank man has been charged for leaving the scene of an accident that resulted in the death of a pedestrian in Shrewsbury, according to an announcement by Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago on Friday.

Jose Rodriguez-Jimenez, 40, faces one count of second-degree, “Knowingly Leaving the Scene of an Accident Under Certain Circumstances.”

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The incident occurred on Monday, August 5, shortly after 2:45am. Shrewsbury police responded to a 911 call reporting an unresponsive man lying in the northbound lane of Shrewsbury Avenue. The victim, later identified as 23-year-old Mariano Codallos-Tepepa of Toms River, was pronounced dead at the scene.

An investigation by the Monmouth County Serious Collision Analysis Response Team (SCART), the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office (MCPO) Major Crimes Bureau, and the Shrewsbury Police Department determined that Codallos-Tepepa was struck by a Ford Econoline van driven by Rodriguez-Jimenez. Rodriguez-Jimenez allegedly fled the scene and failed to report the collision.

Assistant Prosecutor Caitlin J. Sidley of the Major Crimes Bureau is handling the case. Information on Rodriguez-Jimenez’s legal representation is currently unavailable.

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