Hull man held without bail after allegedly crashing stolen truck, killing passenger
HULL – A 40-year-old man from Hull has been held without bail after he allegedly stole a truck and led police on a chase before crashing into a pole and killing his passenger.
Karl Sault was arraigned Monday in Hingham District Court on three counts of aggravated assault, two counts of malicious destruction of property and one count each of assault and battery on a family member, assault with intent to murder, assault with a dangerous weapon, assault, felony breaking and entering, misdemeanor breaking and entering, kidnapping, property damage to intimidate, intimidation of a witness, vandalism, disturbing the peace, indecent assault and battery and being a habitual criminal.
He was found to be dangerous and will be held without bail until a second hearing Friday, the Plymouth District Attorney's Office said.
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The Hull Police Department received a call for a truck stolen from a body shop on Nantasket Avenue at about 10 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 6, shortly before a police officer spotted a truck matching the description driving down George Washington Boulevard, the department said in a press release via John Guilfoil Public Relations.
The officer chased the truck until it hit a utility pole on Rockaway Avenue at George Washington Boulevard. Sault, the driver, fled the scene on foot, Plymouth District Attorney Spokeswoman Beth Stone said in a press release.
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The passenger in Sault's car, 52-year-old Michael Peters of Hull, was pronounced dead at the scene. The officer chasing the truck has been put on administrative leave, per Hull policy, and has not been identified.
Stone said Sault ran from the scene, and police later received four separate 911 calls reporting a domestic assault and home invasion on Avalon Drive, near where the crash occurred. Police responded and arrested Sault.
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Reach reporter Wheeler Cowperthwaite at wcowperthwaite@patriotledger.com.
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