Police Investigating After Vehicle Crashes Into Building, Cars
Dec 17, 2020, 5:42 AM | Updated: 7:35 am
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Authorities are investigating after a driver allegedly crashed into a building and then hit multiple vehicles while apparently attempting to flee from police, officials said.
Police said a concerned citizen reported a vehicle hitting a building at 250 S. West Temple.
Firefighters happened to be in the area and saw the vehicle. They followed it as the driver crashed into two other vehicles.
The firefighters jumped in and detained the driver until police arrived. Officers eventually had to pull the driver out of the car.
The driver is now in custody. Authorities said they discovered prescription drugs in the man’s vehicle.
Fortunately, nobody was hurt.
Now @slcpd investigating an impaired driver.
when I arrived on scene the truck was hitting the building trying to get out of the parking lot after hitting two cars #KSLTV pic.twitter.com/sJGo1mWHVg
— Derek Petersen (@Derek_Photog) December 17, 2020