Christian Ascolese was a passenger in a Honda that overturned on Gate Hill Road in 2014. He died in the one-car crash, according to News 12.
Friends created a memorial to Ascolese that featured the wooden bench, according to News 12. In the three-day span between New Year's Eve and Jan. 2, the bench disappeared, according to News 12.
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