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JACKSON TOWNSHIP, N.J. — A 30-year-old Lakehurst woman has been charged in connection with the death of her 10-month-old son following a car accident on Saturday in Jackson Township, according to the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office.

Wendy Castillo-Torres was charged with Causing Death While Driving Without a Valid Driver’s License after investigators determined she fatally struck her son while attempting to move a vehicle outside a residence on Grawtown Road.

Jackson Township Police responded to the location at approximately 6:15 p.m. after receiving a report of a child being hit by a vehicle. Officers found the infant unresponsive with severe injuries. He was transported to Monmouth Medical Center, Southern Campus in Lakewood, where he was pronounced dead.

According to investigat

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