Officers from the Pinellas Park Police Department are investigating a crash that occurred at approximately 5:30 a.m. on Friday, July 22, 2022 near the intersection of 70th Avenue and 61st Street N.
Officers say that a white Kia Van was observed swerving between lanes of traffic without headlights. A traffic stop was conducted on 70th Avenue, and the vehicle did stop. As the officer approached the vehicle, the driver accelerated and fled east on 70th Avenue. A short time later, the vehicle crashed into an occupied single-family residence. The occupant(s) of the vehicle fled on foot and remains unidentified.
Three occupants of the home were believed to be asleep when this occurred. One of the residents was thrown across the room due to the crash’s impact. She was not injured.
The crash remains under investigation. We have learned that the involved vehicle was stolen from another residence in Pinellas Park last night.
The family will be displaced due to the structural damage to the home and will be staying with relatives.