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Man Dies In Crash After Fleeing Police In Quincy

QUINCY (CBS) – A driver who fled State Police in Quincy was killed after his car crashed over a sea wall and onto a beach Monday.

State Police say a trooper pulled the suspect over around 9 p.m., moments before the crash on Quincy Shore Drive, for motor vehicle violations.

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The Sedan was towed away early Tuesday morning. (WBZ-TV)

"After the Trooper gathered the suspect's information and was processing the motor vehicle stop, the suspect suddenly drove away at a high rate of speed," State Police said. "The Trooper did not engage in a pursuit."

According to police, the suspect sideswiped one car and crashed into another before hitting and rolling over the sea wall. A female passenger in the suspect's car was ejected and taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

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The Sedan was towed away early Tuesday morning. (WBZ-TV)

The driver of one of the other cars hit by the suspect was also taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The crash remains under investigation.

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