Worcester Man to Serve 15 Years in Prison for Driving Into Auburn Police Officer
Friday, December 22, 2017
Matthew Ostrander, 48, pleaded guilty to 11 charges, including aggravated assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, leaving the scene of a personal injury, operating to endanger and resisting arrest.
Ostrander also pleaded guilty to breaking and entering in the daytime in relation to a break-in of a home in Millbury that led to the police chase.
He also pleaded guilty to two charges of receiving stolen property, malicious destruction of property, possession of a firearm and possession of a loaded firearm.
Along with the prison time, Worcester Superior Court Judge Richard T. Tucker sentenced Ostrander to three years of supervised probation to include drug and mental health evaluations and treatment, to remain drug-free and to stay away from all victims.
The Incident
Assistant District Attorney Julieanne Karcasinas told the court that police sought Ostrander on Feb. 11, 2017, after a woman returned to her Millbury home and saw a man running from the house.
Millbury Police pursued Ostrander into Auburn, where Officer Luis Santos placed stop sticks in the path of Ostrander’s car. Ostrander drove around the stop sticks and struck the officer.
Officer Santos remained hospitalized after the crash for 6 days and remains out of work due to his injuries.
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