N.J. Man Killed In Car Crash, 1 Arrested: Authorities

A man has been arrested and charged with causing an auto crash that killed a 74-year-old N.J. man early Saturday, according to authorities.

Christopher Ravita, 29, of Lebanon has been charged with death by auto for causing the death of Ronald Setlight, 74, of Edison, according to the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office.

Bail was set at $50,000 for Ravita, who is being held for observation at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick.

Setlight was driving a 2015 Honda Accord on Grandview Avenue and was crossing Route 1 in Edison, when Ravita, who was heading south on Route 1 in a 2010 Volkswagen Golf, ran a red light and struck Setlight’s vehicle at 3:15 a.m., according to the MCPO

The victim was taken to the New Brunswick hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time after the crash. Here is a picture of Setlight:

The auto crash is being investigated by Lt. Dominick Masi of the Edison Police Department and Detective Donald Heck of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office.

The investigation is active and is continuing. Anyone with information is asked to call Lt. Masi of the Edison Police Department at (732) 248-7400, or Detective Heck at the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at (732) 745-3300.

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