1 dead, 1 injured in fatal Stoughton crash

One person was killed and another was hospitalized after a crash in Stoughton that occurred during a police pursuit Saturday.

At about 10:40 a.m., Brockton police attempted to stop a pickup truck driven by Jason Ortiz, 26, of Brockton, according to the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office. Ortiz led police in pursuit into Stoughton, where his vehicle hit a sedan.

The sedan’s driver, an 84-year-old man, and a passenger, a 78-year-old woman, both Stoughton residents, were injured and transported from the scene, the DA’s office said in a statement. The man was pronounced dead, and the woman was hospitalized.

Ortiz fled the scene on foot after the crash but was caught following a search by Stoughton, Brockton, and Massachusetts State Police, according to the DA’s office. He has been charged with motor vehicle homicide, leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death, leaving the scene of an accident with personal injury, leaving the scene of an accident with property damage, and failing to stop for police.

Ortiz is scheduled to appear Monday for his arraignment in Stoughton District Court, prosecutors said. State Police and Stoughton police are continuing to investigate the crash.