A 55-year-old New Jersey man was killed after losing control of his car and crashing into a tree in the media of the Garden State Parkway early Thursday in Ocean County.

Ucha Sikharulidze, of Toms River, lost control of his vehicle in the southbound lanes, drifted into the center median and slammed into a tree at 5:26 a.m, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said.

The crash took place near milepost 57.2 in Little Egg Harbor. Sikharulidze was pronounced dead at the scene.

There were no passengers in the car and no other vehicles were involved.

State Police said the crash remains under investigation.

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