Car Fatally Strikes Man Doing Auto Repairs In Newark: Prosecutors

NEWARK, NJ — A man was killed in Newark last week when a car hit a vehicle he was doing repairs on, authorities announced Tuesday.

Israel Olushola Adebayo, 56, of Easton, Pennsylvania, died on Friday, according to a joint statement from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and the Newark Department of Public Safety.

Prosecutors released the following statement about the fatality:

“The preliminary investigation indicates that on Friday, Oct. 1, at approximately 2 p.m., the victim was under his friend’s Nissan Altima doing automotive repairs on Somerset Street in Newark, when the driver of a Dodge Charger traveling at a high rate of speed lost control and struck the Nissan. Adebayo was pronounced dead at 2:55 p.m.”

The driver of the Dodge Charger remained at the scene. No charges have been filed as of Tuesday, authorities said.

The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force, which includes detectives from the Newark Police Department, is investigating the fatal motor vehicle incident. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force tips line at 1-877-TIPS-4EC or 1-877-847-7432.

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