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Alexis Rodriguez, 27, was the passenger in Luis Fernando Cevallos' 2022 Kia Stinger, when it slammed into a tractor trailer on Tonnelle Avenue at the Paterson Plank Road overpass.around 2:15 a.m. Wednesday morning, sources say.
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The top of the Kia was sheared off, he said, adding that the sedan went another 30 to 40 feet before it stopped.
High speed – confirmed by area surveillance video – appeared to be the only factor, responders said.
An Edgewater native and Bergenfield resident, Rodriguez graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University.
More than $17,000 had been raised as of Friday on a GoFundMe for Cevallos' family, while approximately $2,400 was raised on a separate account in honor of Rodriguez.
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