Body discovered in Winslow Township

WINSLOW TOWNSHIP, N.J. - July 26, 2008 (WPVI) -- The investigation continues into a suspicious death in South Jersey.

Pedro Hernandez's lifeless body was found around 8 a.m. by a passerby of a bicycle on Williamstown Road near North Grove Street in Winslow Township, Camden County.

The Camden County Prosecutors office says the 32-year-old died from blunt force trauma to the head. Investigators are looking into the possibility Hernandez may have been hit by a car.

So far no one's been charged, but Action News has learned that authorities are questioning Hernandez's wife, Patricia. Patricia Hernandez's mother says her daughter was handcuffed and led away from her Clementon home this afternoon. Authorities also towed away her Dodge Charger.

Patricia's family says the couple was having marital problems, but they were trying to work it out because of their 5-month-old daughter.

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