Police ID hit-and-run victim found near New Jersey Turnpike as Texas man

Wednesday, November 11, 2015
MT. LAUREL, N.J. (WPVI) -- The New Jersey State Police have identified the body of a man found off the New Jersey Turnpike on Tuesday afternoon.

Police say 68-year-old Michael Shimanek of Granbury, Texas was struck and killed in a hit-and-run crash.

According to authorities, Shimanek's body was discovered around 2:35 p.m. Tuesday down an embankment off of the right side of the roadway of the northbound lanes of the Turnpike at milepost 34.2.
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Police say the victim was struck at milepost 34.3, sometime between 3:00 a.m. and dawn Tuesday.

The driver did not stop and is being sought for questioning.

Police say Shimanek suffered from dementia and wandered away from a nearby hotel where he was staying after it was evacuated due to a triggered fire alarm.



Anyone with information is asked to contact Moorestown Station at (856) 273-3228.

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