The Audi driver -- apparently in his late 80s -- was declared dead at the scene of the crash on the Passaic River bridge in Woodland Park just after 4:30 a.m.
Responders believe he was intoxicated.
There was no immediate word on injuries to anyone in the SUV.
Three lanes remained closed for an investigation by New Jersey State Police and clearing of the wreckage at milepost 56.5.
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