1 Killed, Two Serious New Jersey Crashes Halt Traffic

One person was killed in overnight crashes, one of which shut down a major New Jersey highway, police said.

A motorcyclist was killed late Thursday in a collision with a car whose driver left the scene, police said.

Orest L. Huraleczko, 60, of Lawrence, was pronounced dead at the scene of Tuesday night crash at Route 546 near Scotch Road in Hopewell, according to nj.com.

Also, a vehicle accident, fuel spill and fire shut down Route 3 eastbound near Route 17 near the Rutherford and Meadowlands Sports Complex on Wednesday morning.

A big cleanup after the dump truck fuel spill was taking place around 7:30 a.m.

In the Hopewell crash, police officers located Estuardo about a mile away in a commercial building parking lot around 6:30 p.m., with his vehicle, according to nj.com.

Estuardo was being interviewed at police headquarters Tuesday night, and he was not injured. No charges had been filed in the crash as of Tuesday night, according to the report.

Police said Huraleczko was heading west on Route 546 and Estuardo was traveling south on Scotch Road, according to the report.

Police ask that anyone who witnessed the crash to call them at 609-737-3100.

Photo, Route 3 crash, courtesy of News12