49-year-old Plainfield man dies in I-78 crash Thursday morning
CLINTON TOWNSHIP – A 49-year-old Plainfield man died following a crash on May 22 on Interstate 78.
Around 2:13 a.m. on May 22, State Troopers responded to a report of a car crash on I-78 West near milepost 21.8, said New Jersey State Police Sergeant Jeffrey Lebron.
An investigation found that a Hyundai Kona was traveling west on I-78 and veered off the roadway to the left, hit a tree, overturned, and was engulfed in flames, Lebron said.
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The driver, Isaiah Hunter, sustained fatal injuries in the crash, he said.
The cause of the crash is currently under investigation, and no additional information is available, police said.
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This article originally appeared on MyCentralJersey.com: Plainfield man dies in I-78 crash in Clinton
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