Crime & Safety
Stoughton Teen From 100+ MPH I-495 Chase, Crash Will Face Charges
Police had terminated the dangerous chase before learning the suspect drove into a utility pole in Foxborough.
FOXBOROUGH, MA — A suspect that allegedly led police on a high speed chase crashed into a utility pole early Wednesday morning after police had given up the chase has been identified as a 15-year-old from Stoughton.
Police said that around 2:44 a.m. the suspect nearly struck a cruiser while blazing down Interstate 495 North at a speed of more than 100 miles per hour. Police initiated a chase, but terminated it minutes later when the suspect got off at Route 140 in Mansfield and reached a secondary road.
The suspect shortly after crash into a utility pole on Cedar Street in Foxborough. The car appears to have been split into two pieces.
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UPDATE: Police say the car split in half in a violent Foxboro crash was previously driving 100 MPH, nearly hitting a trooper https://t.co/gpZmMnRdMz pic.twitter.com/0Gd6Fx7vFP
— WBZ | CBS Boston News (@wbz) June 20, 2018
UPDATE: driver of car that crashed in Foxboro this am is a 15-year-old Stoughton boy acc’d to @MassStatePolice. He was taken into custody and transported to Boston Medical Center with non-incapacitating injuries. Troopers also found a handgun at the scene. #nbc10boston #necn
— Monica Madeja NBC10 Boston (@MonicaNBCBoston) June 20, 2018
The driver was hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries. His name has not been released.
A gun was recovered at the scene of the crash.
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The teen will face charges related to the incident, State Police said.
Repair crews remain at the scene as of late Wednesday afternoon.
Image Credit: Dan Libon
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