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Saturday, March 8, 2014
Two people killed when a Jeep SUV crashed into a utility pole in the Town of Beloit were identified by police Monday as the driver, Pablo A. Villareal, 22, and his passenger, Alex J. Nelson, 25, both of Janesville. The vehicle was traveling south on state Highway 51 near Briar Lane about 3 a.m. Sunday when it ran off the road and hit the pole, according to a Rock County sheriff's office news release. Alcohol and distracted driving may have been factors in the crash, Town of Beloit police said Monday.