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An Ocean County man was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to fleeing the scene of a crash that killed a passenger in the vehicle he was driving, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office announced Friday. Angel Garcia-Rodriguez, 26, of Lakewood, admitted leaving the scene of the July 2023 wreck. He pleaded guilty on Mar. 8, 2024 to the lone charge of leaving the scene of a crash. He was sentenced Friday to a five-year sentence in state prison, authorities said. “Mr. Garcia-Rodriguez accepts responsibility for his conduct and is very remorseful for the loss of his friend,” Garc…