Jermaine Knight was in a 2005 Nissan Altima when he veered off the highway to the right and hit several trees, then overturned just before 1 a.m., authorities said.
Knight was ejected from the vehicle and later pronounced dead.
More than $12,700 had been raised as of Thursday night on a GoFundMe launched in Knight's memory.
Knight played basketball for Rosemont College, and previously for Phillipsburg High School.
He was remembered as a kind and respectful person, and loving older brother.
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