A 33-year-old Florida man has been hospitalized and will be arrested once he feels better after running into an apartment building while attempting to flee from police.
According to investigators, around 4:30 AM Sunday, a vehicle was headed the wrong way on 15th Ave. S. in St. Petersburg.
An officer initiated a traffic stop, but the car took off and crashed into an apartment building at the 2400 block of 15th Avenue South.
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The driver, 33-year-old Deairis Bargman, was injured and was hospitalized.
His injuries are not considered life-threatening, police say. A male adult passenger was seriously injured and is in stable condition at this time.
A man inside the apartment that the car struck was also injured, treated, and released.
Police say other residents in nearby apartments were relocated until the structural safety of the building can be determined.
There was also a minor gas main leak, but that was resolved quickly.
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