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“On Sunday, April 2, at 12:25am, Officer Matias and Officer Connolly were dispatched to Mattapoisett Rd after the Regional Old Colony Communications Center received an Apple Crash Notification with no response from the operator.
Upon arrival, the officers found a crashed Toyota Camry with no occupants. With the assistance of Sgt. Randall and Officer Lacasse from the Mattapoisett Police Department, a search of the area was conducted to locate the possibly injured operator.
A few minutes later, Officer Matias located a male party lying in a wooded area close to the crash scene. The male party was detained without incident and was identified as the registered owner of the vehicle, Jared VASCONCELOS.
While speaking with Vasconcelos, Officer Matias observed several indicators of impairment at which time he was placed under arrest for OUI-Alcohol. Vasconcelos was transported to the Rochester Police Station for booking and was released on bail. He was arraigned Monday April 3rd at Wareham District Court on the following charges.
Jared VASCONCELOS, 32
New Bedford, Massachusetts
• Ch. 90-24/J OUI Alcohol
• Ch. 90-24/C Leaving the Scene of Property Damage
The Rochester Police Department was assisted during the incident by the Mattapoisett and Marion Police Departments.”-Rochester Police Department.
