RI Man Crashes Stolen Car In MA: Police

WEST BOYLSTON, MA — A Rhode Island man was arrested Wednesday after police said he stole a car and crashed it in Massachusetts.

Domingo Ortega, 35, of Providence, was charged with using a motor vehicle without authority, negligent operation, leaving the scene of an accident and unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.

Around 12:30 a.m., police in West Boylston, Massachusetts, responded to a report of a car crashing into a pole on Thomas Street. Police said the car was abandoned when officers arrived.

Police said they checked the registration and learned the car was reported stolen from a Dunkin' parking lot in Providence.

The suspected driver, identified by police as Domingo Ortega, was ultimately tracked by a Massachusetts State Police K-9 to nearby Sterling, where he was arrested. A Massachusetts State Police K-9 tracked down Domingo and found him in Sterling, Massachusetts, police said.