PATTERSON, NJ. (THECOUNT) — Nicholas DiMinno, of Rochelle Park, New Jersey, has been identified as the victim in a fatal Monday afternoon vehicle crash near Patterson.

Nick DiMinno, 24, was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Christopher Columbus Hwy in Paterson late Monday afternoon.

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According to New Jersey State Police, DiMinno was operating a Ford Explorer on Route 80 near Market Street, when for unknown reasons, the vehicle made contact with a center concrete barrier. The vehicle then rolled over around 5 p.m. Monday.

DiMinno was pronounced dead at the scene of blunt force trauma injuries.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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Geo quick facts: Paterson is the largest city in and the county seat of Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 146,199, rendering it New Jersey’s third-most-populous city – Wikipedia.