Tarron Francis was heading north in a Nissan SUV when he was struck by a Dodge passenger vehicle around 12:45 a.m. in Irvington, said Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police.
The impact caused a chain reaction crash involving four other vehicles, two Toyota SUVs, a GMC SUV and a Kia passenger vehicle, Lebron said.
Francis died as a result of the crash, and the driver of the Dodge sustained moderate injuries and was taken to an area hospital, Lebron said. The crash remains under investigation, Lebron said.
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