The Summit driver was heading west in a Toyota on the highway's Interchange 16W exit when he struck the toll plaza concrete abutment and overturned around 3:45 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 21 in East Rutherford, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Charles Marchan said.
It happened near milepost 112.7, where the vehicle erupted in flames, Marchan said.
The driver died as a result of the crash, which remains under investigation.
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