N.J. Amber Alert Update: Dad, A Murder Suspect, Arrested At Crash Site; 6-Year-Old Found

Police on Friday arrested a father who killed a 6-year-old child's mother - and then fled with the girl - at a highway crash site, according to police. An Amber Alert had been issued in Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York.

The father, who was identified as a suspect in the four-state Amber Alert, was taken into custody after a police chase and a crash on Interstate 99 in Centre County, Pa., according to Pennsylvania State Police.

Bridgeport Police in Connecticut canceled the Amber Alert, saying the child was safely recovered. No further details were immediately available.

Aylin Sofia Hernandez, 6, of Bridgeport, Ct. was allegedly heading to the Bronx with her father on Friday, and an Amber Alert that was issued for both in Connecticut and New York was extended to New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

The girl's father is accused of abducting the child early Friday after killing the girl's mother and critically injuring a second person, according to police and media reports.

The father, Oscar O. Hernandez, 39, is suspected of fatally stabbing the girl's mother and critically injuring the mother's friend just before 3 a.m. Friday in the unit block of Greenwood Street, according to police.

Aylin's mother, 26, was stabbed to death early Friday during a suspected domestic dispute with Hernandez, according to police and media reports, including Fox 61. The mother's friend is in critical condition after also being stabbed, according to reports.

Around 11:00 a.m,. a State Trooper from the Philipsburg Barracks in Pennsylvania observed a silver Hyundai Sonata, the car that was released in the Amber Alert, according to WTAJ-TV. After attempting to conduct a traffic stop, Hernandez refused to pull over and a pursuit began.

The pursuit ended after Hernandez struck a truck trailer on I-99, according to the report. He was arrested and taken to the hospital for treatment, while the 6-year-old girl was not injured.

Police at 7:40 a.m. Friday issued an update to the Amber Alert saying they were looking for a 2017 Silver Hyundai Sonata with license plate AG91925.

Police on Friday morning said the second person stabbed is now expected to survive, the Connecticut Post reports. The home on Greenwood Road is in a quiet residential neighborhood, and police remained on the scene as of 9 a.m., the Post reports.

This is a breaking news story, check back for more updates.

The Bridgeport, Connecticut, Police Department originally activated the New York State Amber Alert after the child abduction occurred at about 3:30 a.m. Friday.

Anyone with any information on this abduction is asked to call the Bridgeport, CT Police Department at (866)N Y S-AMBER or dial 911 to provide information on a report or sighting.

With reporting by Lanning Taliaferro (Patch Staff)

Photo courtesy of WTAJ-TV.