Overview
- Brockton police attempted to stop a pickup around 10:40 a.m. Saturday, and the pursuit continued into Stoughton.
- The pickup struck a sedan at Prospect and Pleasant streets, killing the 84-year-old driver and injuring a 78-year-old passenger.
- Ortiz, 26, fled on foot and was found after a multi-agency search that included K-9 units and the Massachusetts State Police Air Wing.
- Prosecutors charged Ortiz with motor vehicle homicide, multiple leaving-the-scene offenses, and failing to stop for police, with arraignment set for Monday in Stoughton District Court.
- State and local investigators, including MSP collision analysis and crime scene teams, are conducting an active reconstruction of the crash.