Brockton Teen Car Race Ends In Crash, Fireball: Police

BROCKTON, MA — Two Brockton men are facing charges after police said they were racing their cars, resulting in one car crashing into a building, bursting into flames and setting the building on fire. Around 8:30 p.m., Brockton Police Capt. Mark Porcaro, who was patrolling downtown, saw an Audi A4 crash into a city-owned building at 28 Fredrick Douglass Avenue.

Porcaro acted fast and got the driver the driver, Abraham Belice, 18, and his 18-year-old passenger out of the car moments before it burst into flames. Both occupants were taken to Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton after suffering minor injuries.

The car igniting set the building ablaze and became difficult to knock down because the car was leaking gasoline, fire officials told WHDH.

Brockton Fire rang a second alarm as the fire became before difficult to control.

The city-owned building sustained significant damage, fire officials told the Brockton Enterprise. It's now up to the building department to assess the damage and decide what to do with the vacant building.

According to police, Belice was racing a Volvo, driven by Nicholas Damon, 19, prior to the crash.
Belice was charged with racing a motor vehicle, speeding, destruction of property, and negligent operation of a motor vehicle. Damon was charged with racing a motor vehicle, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, and speeding.