56-year-old Pennsylvania man dies after being hit by car in Newark

NEWARK, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force, which includes detectives from the Newark Police Department, is investigating a fatal motor vehicle incident which resulted in the death of Israel Olushola Adebayo, 56, of Easton, Pa., according to an Oct. 5 press release from the ECPO.

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 at this time. The investigation is active and ongoing.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the ECPO’s Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force tips line at 1-877-847-7432. Calls will remain confidential.

  Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, Newark Police Department