Elyzabeth Omnes, 17, grieved yesterday as she showed a photo of her brother, Juanito Omnes Jr., 14, who was killed in a car crash late Wednesday night. The apparent street-racing accident in Village Park also hospitalized two boys and the driver, 22-year-old Melvin Taban of Kunia.
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