Car flies across Route 3 in East Rutherford, driver extricated

UPDATE: A driver had to be extricated this morning after his car barreled across a westbound Route 3 median, went airborne and landed on the other side of the highway in East Rutherford, leaving its engine block behind, responders told CLIFFVIEW PILOT.

Photo Credit: *Cliffview Pilot File Photo*

Jerry DeMarco

07/14/2015 1:47 p.m.

Once on eastbound Route 3, the Toyota Corolla hit another car, causing a chain-reaction crash involving at least three other vehicles, including a tractor-trailer.

A medical chopper landed at nearby MetLife Stadium to take the 19-year-old Jersey City driver to Hackensack University Medical Center following the 6:30 a.m. crash near the ramp for the New Jersey Turnpike.

The eastbound side was partially re-opened and the westbound highway completely re-opened just after 8:30 a.m.

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