Trevon Smith, age 27, was arrested on Dec. 1, in the Dominican Republic for his connection to the crash on Oct. 8, 2022, that left Adi Taipe-Castillo dead, Elizabeth, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel, Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca and Elizabeth Police Director Earl Graves said.
Taipe-Castillo, 30 of Roselle, was struck and killed by a Jeep speeding toward Newark as he was leaving Nugents Tavern on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022 near 844 Newark Ave., police said at the time. Officers responded at approximately 2:47 a.m. to the area of Newark Avenue and Durant Avenue and found Taipe-Castillo, who was pronounced dead at the scene, according to investigators.
The investigation by the Union County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Task Force and the Elizabeth Police Department identified Smith as the driver, who fled the country shortly after the crash, officials said…