Man in stolen SUV runs red light in Brighton, kills another driver, tries to run away while holding his dog, State Police say

State Police report a Randolph man speeding down Soldiers Field Road slalomed onto Leo Birmingham Parkway in Brighton, where he ran a red light at Western Avenue and slammed into a car, killing its driver.

According to State Police:

Preliminary investigation by Troopers indicates that a 19-year-old Randolph man, ANDERSON A. NOVA, was driving a rented 2022 Buick Enclave sport utility vehicle negligently and at an excessive rate of speed on Soldiers Field Road in Brighton, and then continued onto Birmingham Parkway. NOVA at one point sped by an MSP cruiser going in the opposite direction on Soldiers Field Road. The Troopers in that cruiser reversed their direction but lost sight of the fleeing vehicle and did not engage in a pursuit.

A short time later, still continuing in the same direction in which they had observed the suspect vehicle traveling at a high speed, the Troopers observed smoke rising from the intersection of Birmingham Parkway and Western Avenue. Upon reaching the intersection, the Troopers observed that the Buick Enclave had broadsided a Honda Civic being operated by Dina L. Donahue, 53, of Topsham, Maine. The Troopers observed NOVA running away from the scene of the crash while carrying his dog and apprehended him.

The investigation suggests that Ms. Donahue, the sole occupant of her vehicle, was driving on Western Avenue and had a green light as she proceeded into the intersection with Birmingham Parkway. At that point, the investigation indicates, NOVA drove through a red light at a high rate of speed and struck the driver’s side door of Ms. Donahue's Civic.

State Police say the SUV was stolen, that Nova's license had earlier been suspended and that troopers found stolen checks and credit cars in the SUV. He was taken to a local hospital - a different one than the one Donahue was brought to - and was charged with motor-vehicle homicide, negligent operation, operating after suspension, speeding, leaving the scene of a crash causing personal injury or death, receiving stolen property and using a motor vehicle without authority.

Innocent, etc.