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The man was behind the wheel of a Nissan Pathfinder when he ran off the left side of the highway and struck a tree near milepost 41.5 in Parsippany just before 9:10 p.m., NJSP Lt. Jeff Flynn told Daily Voice.
The vehicle became fully engulfed in flames following the crash, and the man was pronounced dead at the scene, Flynn said.
The westbound lanes were temporarily closed for the crash investigation, according to a Tweet from the 511NJ Twitter page.
The man’s identity has not been released, Flynn said.
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