Suspect Crashed Stolen Ford Mustang In Woods In Mastic, Then Bolted: Police

MASTIC, NY — Investigators are searching for a suspect they say took off from officers in a traffic stop while behind the wheel of a stolen Ford Mustang, then crashed it into the woods in Mastic on Monday night, Suffolk police said.

Officers saw the suspect driving the stolen muscle car just after 8 p.m., and initiated a traffic stop, but the driver crashed it into the woods near North Titmus Drive and Sunrise Highway, according to police.

The driver ran away from the scene, police said.

The Mustang was stolen from Shirley on Monday at around 3:45 a.m., according to police.

The investigation is continuing, a police spokesperson said.

The crash comes a week after a similar one in Shirley that police say involved a vehicle that was stolen over the summer.

The scenario started with officers being called to a fight between a man and a woman, but then the woman bolted in a stolen Mercedes and crashed it into a pickup with a plow on Victory Boulevard, police initially told Patch.

Both were later arrested, according to police.