

When he arrived at the department, a police sergeant found him standing outside his car with his hands on the roof, according to the court documents. Shortly after, at 1:16 a.m., Jeremy Cruz turned himself in at the Berkeley Township Police Department in Ocean County. Police officers from the township found the victim - later identified as Dawn Cruz - who was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the announcement. The driver was unsure if the body - lying on the side of the road - was real or fake, but told a Monmouth County sheriff's 911 operator that the woman had a bloodied face, according to the affidavit of probable cause. On Sunday, October 30, at around 1:30 a.m., a passing motorist at the intersection of Asbury and Colonial Avenues in Ocean Township spotted a woman who appeared to have severe injuries, Santiago said. Cruz, 51, of Forked River, is charged with first-degree murder for the death of 51-year-old Dawn C. Watch Video: Lacey NJ man ordered held in jail for wife's murderįREEHOLD - An Ocean County man - accused of murdering his wife and leaving her body on the side of the road after they'd gone to see their son's band perform in Asbury Park in late October - has been indicted, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S.
