Teens in Hingham Charged With Stealing Car From Worcester

HINGHAM, MA — Three teens from Worcester face charges in Hingham after being located in a stolen car early Thursday morning.

Luis Soto-Perez, 19, was arrested and charged with motor vehicle larceny, operating to endanger, malicious or wanton destruction of property, unlicensed operation, failure to stop for police, marked lanes violation and speeding. Two other men, an 18-year-old and a 19-year-old, were not arrested at the scene but received summons for using a motor vehicle without authority and receiving a stolen motor vehicle. Police have not released their names because they have not been arrested.

On March 2 at 1:26 a.m., K9 Officer Ryan Ross was monitoring traffic on Main Street when he conducted a registration check on a 2013 Hyundai Sonata that was traveling south on Main Street. After learning that the car was reported stolen in Worcester several hours earlier. After Ross followed the vehicle and signaled to the driver to pull over, the car allegedly pulled to the right side of the road briefly before speeding away. An officer ahead attempted to set up a tire deflation device across the road but the car sped up too quickly.

The car continued south on Main Street crossing into the oncoming lane and reaching speeds of up to 85 mph in the 35- 40 mph area, police said. The car drove off the road near 1139 Main Street, striking a tree, and coming to a stop in the middle of the road, police said.

Soto-Perez was arrested without incident. The two passengers were also able to get out of the car on their own. All three were transported to South Shore Hospital by ambulances with non-incapacitating injuries.

Soto-Perez was arraigned in Hingham District Court Thursday and ordered held on $500.00 bail.

He is due back in court March 21, 2017.

Image via Hingham Police Department