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Bar Patron Killed In Elizabeth Hit-Run ID'd Bar Patron Killed In Elizabeth Hit-Run ID'd
Bar Patron Killed In Elizabeth Hit-Run ID'd Authorities have identified the 31-year-old bar patron killed in an Elizabeth hit-and-run crash last weekend. Adi Castillo was struck and killed by a Jeep speeding toward Newark as he was leaving Nugents Tavern around 3 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8 near 844 Newark Ave., Elizabeth police said. The vehicle's plates were removed, but a VIN search indicates the owner is a Newark resident. Police were in the process of obtaining a search warrant for the Jeep, which was towed to the city's secure bay.  A GoFundMe in Castillo's memory had raised more than $4,800 as of Saturd…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Speeding Jeep That Killed North Jersey Bar Patron Abandoned Half-Mile From Crash Scene Speeding Jeep That Killed North Jersey Bar Patron Abandoned Half-Mile From Crash Scene
Speeding Jeep That Killed North Jersey Bar Patron Abandoned Half-Mile From Crash Scene A speeding Jeep that struck and killed a 31-year-old man leaving an Elizabeth bar was abandoned about half-a-mile from the crash scene overnight, authorities said. The Jeep was apparently speeding toward Newark when it struck the victim near 844 Newark Ave., as he was leaving Nugents Tavern, Elizabeth police said. The vehicle's plates were removed, but a VIN search indicates the owner is a Newark resident. Police were in the process of obtaining a search warrant for the Jeep, which will be towed to the city's secure bay. 

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by Cecilia Levine