Police pursuit leads to fatal car crash in Mass., suspect in custody
A Brockton man is facing charges after fleeing police Saturday morning and getting into a car crash in Stoughton that took the life of another man, the Norfolk County District Attorney's Office announced.
Jason Ortiz, 26, has been charged with motor vehicle homicide, leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death, leaving the scene of an accident causing personal injury, leaving the scene of an accident with property damage and failure to stop for police, the district attorney's office said in a press release.
Around 10:40 a.m. Saturday, Brockton police tried to stop Ortiz while he was driving his pickup truck, the district attorney's office said. They were responding to a report from dispatchers that the truck was "driving erratically," Stoughton police said in a press release .
When Ortiz did not stop, officers pursued him into Stoughton, where his truck collided with a sedan at the intersection of Pleasant and Prospect streets, authorities said. Stoughton firefighters took the sedan's driver and passenger to a local hospital.
The driver ― an 84-year-old Stoughton man — was later declared dead at the hospital, authorities said. The passenger — a 78-year-old Stoughton woman — was still being treated for injuries at the hospital as of Saturday evening.
Ortiz and another man got out of the truck and ran from police following the crash, Stoughton police said. Stoughton officers quickly detained one of the men, and he was taken into custody by Brockton police.
Authorities searched the area for Ortiz extensively, using K-9 units and the Massachusetts State Police Air Wing, Stoughton police said. Stoughton officers eventually arrested him at Halloran Park in Stoughton.
Ortiz is set to be arraigned in Stoughton District Court on Monday, the district attorney's office said. State Police's crash reconstruction and crime scene services units, the district attorney's office and Stoughton police are still investigating the crash, the district attorney's office said.
Authorities have not released the name of the man who was killed. It is unclear if the passenger in Ortiz's pickup truck is facing charges.
No further information about the crash has been released.
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