Overview
- Officers attempted to stop a pickup driven by Jason Ortiz, 26, around 10:40 a.m. in Brockton, leading to a pursuit into Stoughton.
- The pickup struck a sedan at Prospect and Pleasant streets, killing an 84-year-old driver and injuring a 78-year-old passenger, both from Stoughton.
- Ortiz ran from the scene but was captured after a search involving Stoughton, Brockton, and Massachusetts State Police units.
- He faces counts including motor vehicle homicide, leaving the scene resulting in death, leaving the scene with injury and property damage, and failing to stop for police.
- A second man who fled was later found; investigators from State Police collision and crime-scene sections continue to examine the crash.