Man Who Allegedly Fled Sunday's Route 109 Accident to be Arraigned

A Walpole man facing charges for allegedly Sunday was scheduled to be arraigned in Dedham District Court either Thursday or Friday, according to Dover Police.

Police have charged David Dini, 32, of 61 High St., Walpole, with allegedly leaving the scene of an accident involving personal injury, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, marked lanes violation and speeding.

Medfield Police received a call Sunday at 11:21 p.m. from the desk officer of the Dover Police Department requesting an officer close off Route 109 and send traffic down Draper Road to Hartford Street in Medfield, according to police reports.

Police spent hours looking for a male suspect who allegedly fled into the woods after getting into a car accident with another vehicle on County Street in Dover at 9:13 p.m. Sunday, according to Dover Police.

Officers from Dover, Medfield, Walpole, Westwood and a K-9 unit from Ashland all assisted in trying to locate the person of interest.

Dini is alleged to have been driving a Nissan Altima on Route 109 toward Medfield when he "t-boned" a Lexus sedan that was trying to turn onto Crest Drive from County Street driven by Michael Hogan, of Stonegate Lane, Dover.

Hogan and Cheryl Whippen, 29, of Walpole, a passenger in the Nissan, were both taken to the hospital with injuries.

According to Dover Police officer Jon Cash, Whippen was taken to a Boston hospital with spinal fractures and an arm injury. After the accident, Whippen told police she did not know who the man was who was operating the Nissan.

“Her injuries were substantial at the time so it’s possible that she was slightly dazed, she had a couple spinal fractures, so she was in quite a bit of pain at the scene, so it’s possible that she wasn’t 100 percent,” Cash said. “She’s assisting in the investigation helping us identify who was in the vehicle.”

The Nissan was registered in Dini's name and through information and statements made by people at the scene, police beleive Dini was the man who fled the accident, according to police.

“There were at least four witnesses on the scene that saw him take off on foot,” Cash said.

A warrant was put out for his arrest on Tuesday Oct. 11 and he was arrested at his home by Walpole Police that night.

“We haven’t had a chance to talk to him yet. He hasn’t given us any specifics. He’s maintaining that he wasn’t driving the car. He’s telling us that he lent it to a friend,” Cash said.

Hogan, who was taken to Norwood Hospital due to injuries he sustained from the crash, is believed to have been released from the hospital Monday, according to Cash.