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Jonathan R. Barlow

Age : 17

Gender : Male

Race : White

Date : 07/29/2026

Location : Washington Street

City : Abington

County : Plymouth

State : Massachusetts

Agency : Abington Police Department

Officer(s) :Multiple officers

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 07/29/2026 at approximately 7:47 a.m., an Abington Police Department officer observed a red 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe that had been reported stolen from Brockton at approximately 3:25 a.m. on 07/28/2026. The officer checked the SUV’s registration, confirmed that it had been reported stolen and attempted to stop it on Walnut Street. Seventeen-year-old Jonathan R. Barlow continued driving away while the officer pursued.
He drove from Walnut Street onto Centre Avenue and then Washington Street. Police Chief John Bonney said the Hyundai was traveling at a high rate of speed. The pursuit covered less than one mile and lasted several minutes. The pursuing officer reported the pursuit by radio, activated the police vehicle’s emergency lights and siren and continued behind the Hyundai toward Washington Street.
Surveillance video showed the Hyundai travel through a red traffic signal before leaving the roadway and striking a tree near 877 Washington Street shortly after passing Central Street. The police cruiser remained directly behind the Hyundai but did not collide with it. After the crash, the officer immediately requested multiple ambulances.
Jonathan R. Barlow was pinned inside the wrecked Hyundai and died at the scene. Four passengers between 14 and 17 years old were seriously injured. A female passenger was ejected from the SUV. The other passengers, two males and one female, sustained life-threatening injuries. Emergency personnel transported them to area hospitals, and several were subsequently transferred to Boston hospitals for continued treatment.
Chief Bonney said investigators had not established that Hamilton stole the Hyundai and confirmed only that he was driving it after it had been reported stolen. Police had not determined where the teenagers were going or how they obtained the vehicle.
The pursuing officer had worked for the Abington Police Department for less than two years. The department placed him on administrative leave following the fatal pursuit. Bonney characterized the leave as an investigative and welfare measure rather than disciplinary action. The Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office, Abington Police Department and Massachusetts State Police are investigating the pursuit, the officer’s actions and the fatal crash.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/abington-ma-washington-street-crash/
https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/abington-ma-washington-street-crash/
https://www.abingtonma.gov/o/ap/article/3052735
https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/authorities-identify-17-year-old-driver-killed-stolen-suv-crash-abington/KGKGDQ2BEZFE5FHPK7EZSTBS5E/
https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/an-awesome-kid-memorial-grows-remembrance-17-year-old-killed-abington-crash/IZJODHURWNALJBYXV3CFOPCMKM/
https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/abington-car-crash-washington-street-closed/3988748/
https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2026/07/30/abington-police-officer-placed-on-leave-after-chase-of-stolen-car-ends-in-crash-that-killed-17-year-old-boy/