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Bartenders kept serving intoxicated N.J. man who later killed 3 people in Route 80 crash, lawsuit says
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Miguel Botero was the driver in a fatal crash in October 2019 on Route 80 in Morris County. Photo is from his first court appearance.Keith A. Muccilli | For NJ Advance Media
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Workers at three Morristown bars are accused in a wrongful death lawsuit of over-serving a man who later drove drunk on Route 80, killing three people.
The family of Ronald Francois, one of those killed in the crash two years ago, claims bartenders at Iron Bar, Revolution Social Brew House and Horseshoe Tavern kept serving Miguel A. Botero even though he was visibly drunk.
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