At 3:43 a.m. Monday, the State Police responded to a report of an accident involving a motorcycle and several vehicles on I-287 south in Franklin Township, said Williams.
According to the initial investigation, Chaparro was riding a 2006 Honda Ruckus traveling south in the right lane when the bike tipped over and he fell off, said Williams.
Chaparro fell and slid into the center lane and was struck by a 2016 Mazda 6 driven by Diestival Ramirez, who was traveling in the center lane, said Williams. No further information on Ramirez was available.
The Mazda came to a stop in the middle of Interstate 287 southbound and Chaparro was hit by four additional vehicles. At 3:56 a.m., Chaparro was pronounced dead at the scene, said Williams.
Two separate accidents on Interstate 287 in Central Jersey caused significant delays on June 17, 2016.
The accident closed Interstate 287 south between exit 12 (Route 623) and exit 10 (Easton Avenue) for four hours, said Williams.
The accident remains under investigation, he said. The New Jersey State Police Fatal Accident Investigation Unit, Crime Scene Investigation Unit and Accident Management Unit and the Essex County Medical Examiner's Office responded to the scene, said Williams.
The New Jersey Department of Transportation assisted in the closure of lanes, said Williams.
On June 17, two separate accidents caused delays on both sides of Interstate 287 in the same area.
One on the northbound side near exit 14 just before 9:30 a.m. involved two Honda Accords. Earlier the same day, two tractors-trailers - one hauling bread and the other deli meat - crashed on the southbound side in South Plainfield.
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By Craig Turpin | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
on June 27, 2016 at 6:43 AM, updated June 27, 2016 at 12:19 PM
FRANKLIN, NJ - A fatal accident investigation closed southbound Interstate 287 between exit 12 (Route 623) and exit 10 (Easton Avenue) Monday morning, according to the state Department of Transportation.
An accident has closed the southbound lanes of Interstate 287 in Franklin Township on Monday, June 27, 2016. (courtesy state DOT)
All lanes reopened by 10 a.m., but there were delays of up to 6 miles before the accident on the southbound side and delays of up to 8 miles on the northbound side.
Traffic also slowed on routes 22 and 28 in Somerset County and Route 18 in Piscataway in Middlesex County. Many other roads in the area were clogged with vehicles attempting to get around around the detour.
The accident involving a motorcycle, several cars and a truck happened at approximately 4 a.m., according to reports. State Police confirmed that the motorcyclist was killed.
On June 17, two separate accidents caused delays on both sides of Interstate 287 in the same area. The accident was the second fatality on this stretch of expressway this year.
One on the northbound side near exit 14 just before 9:30 a.m. involved two Honda Accords. Earlier the same day, two tractors-trailers - one hauling bread and the other deli meat - crashed on the southbound side in South Plainfield.