crash_reports: 2000000286

On 05/3/2020, at 1933 hours, I responded to the intersection of Crafts St at California St. Upon arrival I observed MV1 facing southbound on Crafts St with a spare tire partially on the front drivers side. Two men, one on a motorcycle, were beside MV1 on the sidewalk. As I approached, the man on the motorcycle fled the scene. The man remaining on scene denied any involvement with the incident. I spoke with the owner/operator of MV2 and she stated she was driving northbound on Crafts St when she observed MV1 traveling in the opposite direction with it's front end scraping the pavement. Simultaneously, a vehicle in front of her swerved out of the way from a tire rolling down the street which then struck the front passenger side of her vehicle causing damage. She pulled over, observed damage to her vehicle, then turned around to find MV1 stopped on Crafts St. facing southbound. A white male wearing a motorcycle helmet was attempting to put a spare tire on the front driver's side of MV1 and another male was standing with him. As she exited her vehicle, the male wearing the motorcycle helmet approached her. She requested the vehicle's insurance information but the male would not provide it and offered her money instead. Moments later as I was arriving on scene, the motorcycle fled. The license plate on MV1 (MA Reg. 116SP2) did not match the vehicle and was canceled. MV1s VIN showed the vehicles status as inactive and uninsured. Charges are pending until further investigation (see incident #20021379). *Updated on 05/07/20* Upon further investigation, Robert Ostrander, the owner of the Audi TT involved in the incident, is being cited for the following: -Ch.90 Sec.23, Attaching Plates -Ch.90 Sec.9, Unregistered MV -Ch.90 Sec.34J, Uninsured MV MA Uniform Citation T2080826 is being mailed to his last known address of 105 Oakland St. in Medway. The vehicle registration number on the citation (MA Reg.116 SP2) reflects the plate which was attached to the Audi. This plate is canceled to a 2014 Dodge Charger. The VIN shows the Audi's registration status has been inactive since 10/29/2019.