The Cause of a Colonia Man's Death May Not be Known for Weeks

What killed 26-year-old Nicholas Sorice may not be known for some time. 

The results of a toxicological study done by police on Sorice's body may take as long as two weeks to get back, said a source close to the investigation.

The Colonia man's body was found early Wednesday morning near a curb on Willow Ave in Iselin, close to the Route 27 intersection and Metropark, and less than a mile from his Dewitt Terrace home.

An autopsy done by the county medical examiner's office did not immediately determine a cause of death. 

Sorice allegedly had issues with drug abuse. He was last year in Scotch Plains on charges of theft and possession of heroin.

According to a Facebook page set up in his honor, a wake will be held for Sorice tomorrow from 8 to 10 am at Werson's Funeral Home in Linden, followed by a funeral service at St. John Vianney in Colonia at 11 am.

Anyone with information about Sorice's death is asked to call Det. Galinas of the Woodbridge Police Dept. at 732-602-7321, or Investigator Villegas of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at 732-745-4428.