MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2015
AVON, MASS.
The Enterprise reported that the chase started in Brockton
on Spring Street after an officer attempted to pull over a black Nissan sedan
for motor vehicle infractions about 2:50 a.m., Brockton Police Lt. LeGrice
said.
"It started in the Spring Street area and then went
through some of the neighborhoods between North Main and North Warren Avenue
and then they came down North Main Street and headed into Avon," LeGrice
said.
The driver of the fleeing vehicle struck a utility pole on
West Main Street in Avon near Harrison Boulevard, David Traub, Norfolk County
District Attorney spokesman said.
The crash snapped a utility pole in half and the left the
vehicle badly damaged. The engine of the car separated from the vehicle in the
crash and was in the middle of the road about 20 feet away from where the
Nissan came to stop.
Two people, a man and a woman, were pronounced dead at the
scene, Traub said. Their identities have not been released as authorities have
not yet notified their next of kin.
Three other victims were taken to area hospitals with life
threatening injuries, Traub said. Avon Fire Chief Robert Spurr said the three
surviving victims are currently undergoing surgery.
The crash is being investigated by Avon police, Brockton
police, State police and the Motor Vehicle Homicide Unit of the Norfolk County
District Attorney's office.
No drunks in Boston (sarcasm here).
Source: http://www.wickedlocal.com