AUBURN, MASS. (WHDH) - A state trooper and his canine partner are being credited with tracking down a suspect accused of fleeing the scene of a deadly head-on crash in Auburn on Thursday.

Troopers responding to a reported crash on Route 20 in Auburn learned that one of the drivers involved, later identified as DeJesus Amaro, had fled into the nearby woods, according to state police.

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That’s when they called in Trooper Ken Hanchett and his K-9 partner, Orry.

State police say Orry tracked Amaro down a hill to a stream with a concrete culvert that runs underground, where he surrendered after being sniffed out by the dog.

“Teamwork gets it done,” state police wrote in a post on Facebook. “Nice work to all involved.”

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