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Yoniel Monsanto Maldonaldo, of Westfield, was pulled over around midnight in a wooded and swampy area near Union Street, Massachusetts State Polie said. Once his 2003 Subaru Forester came to a stop, Maldonaldo jumped from his car and sprinted into the woods near Eastwood Driver.
The car's insurance was revoked, police said. They also found 250 grams of heroin in a fanny pack inside the vehicle.
Troopers sent K-9 units and helicopters to track down Maldonaldo but were unsuccessful. They searched his home hoping he'd returned, but he never did.
Investigators found his body Tuesday morning around 11 a.m. in the Powdermill Brook area after days of searching. Police did not release a cause of death.
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