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The New Jersey State Police have identified the man who died in a crash on Interstate 78 in Union. Sgt. Jeff Flynn said that 40-year-old Basim Othman, of Budd Lake, was killed Monday afternoon when

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Man who died in crash on Interstate 78 identified

The New Jersey State Police have identified the man who died in a crash on Interstate 78 in Union. Sgt. Jeff Flynn said that 40-year-old Basim Othman, of Budd Lake, was killed Monday afternoon when

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