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Suspect Crashes Stolen Car Into Construction Equipment In Downtown Boston

BOSTON (CBS) – Two people were arrested Thursday afternoon after a stolen car crashed into construction equipment in Boston.

It happened around 12:40 p.m. on Merrimack Street in downtown Boston.

Massachusetts State Police said troopers tried to stop a car that had been stolen out of New Bedford.

The driver did not stop, though State Police said they had not yet begun a pursuit.

A short time later, the car crashed at the construction site.

No one was hurt. Police arrested 20-year-old Kenny Gedeon and 20-year-old Curtis Monteiro of New Bedford. It is not yet clear what charges they are facing.

Louis Martinez was working, delivering food to a nearby restaurant when he heard the crash.

"He actually hit the truck and debris went inside the trailer but luckily I wasn't inside," Martinez said.

His truck was hit in the few seconds Martinez was inside the restaurant. He said if timing was any different, "I wouldn't be here talking to you guys I know that."

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