A driver was arrested after fleeing a traffic stop in a stolen car, then crashing it, in Revere, Massachusetts, on Tuesday, police said.
A passenger in the car was hurt in the crash but is expected to survive, according to Revere police. Police were seen investigating a grey car that had hit a utility pole near the intersection of Dana Street and Garfield Avenue.
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Police tried to pull the car over about 11:45 a.m., police said, but it drove off and crashed nearby. The driver, later identified as 29-year-old Willie Jenkins, of Chelsea, ran off and was taken into custody after a chase on foot.
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Jenkins faces charges driving and drugs charges, according to police. It wasn't immediately clear if he had an attorney who could speak to his arrest.