Drivers Of Stolen Car Evade Police In Natick, Chase Ends With Crash

ASHLAND, MA — The drivers of a stolen car led police on a chase through multiple communities in the MetroWest before crashing, Massachusetts State Police said.

At 2 p.m. on Monday, helicopter Air 5 of the Massachusetts State Police Air Wing located and began following a stolen Lexus that was being driven in Ashland. The car had previously been stolen out of Peabody and had eluded several local police departments in the Natick area as well as other MetroWest towns, officials said.

Air 5 advised state troopers that the stolen vehicle was traveling west on Route 9 through Southborough and Westborough and onto Route 495 Northbound. MSP cruisers began responding to that area, officials said.

At 2:08 p.m. MSP Air 5 advised that the vehicle, a 2002 Lexus IS, was passing Route 290.

The suspect vehicle took the turn onto Route 117 in Bolton and reversed direction, re-entering Route 495 on the southbound side. Two MSP K9 Unit cruisers also responded to the area of 117 and one of them located the stolen vehicle and began pursuing it.

The stolen vehicle by that time had crossed into Troop C and Troop C Headquarters assumed command and control of the pursuit.

A short time later, as the pursuit continued, the stolen vehicle entered Route 290 West in Marlborough.

Troopers set up stop sticks on 290 West between Solomon Pond Road in Marlborough and Green Street in Northborough. The stolen vehicle struck the stop sticks and crashed into another vehicle, coming to rest in the median strip.

There were no injuries to the occupants of the other vehicle, officials said.

Numerous troopers converged on the scene and secured the three occupants of the stolen vehicle.

Two of the suspects were transported to UMass Medical Center with minor injuries. A juvenile was transported to the State Police-Leominster Barracks for booking.

Subsequent investigation determined that the stolen vehicle was involved in a prior crash with two other vehicles on the ramp from Route 495 South to Route 290 West in Marlborough.