1 hospitalized after vehicle slams into Beltzhoover house
One person was hospitalized early Monday after Pittsburgh police said a vehicle they were pursuing crashed into a house in Beltzhoover.
Police from Zone 3 said they tried to pull over a car around 3 a.m. but the driver of the car refused to stop. The driver of the car struck a curb at Michigan and Montooth streets and crashed into a house in the 700 block of Montooth, police said.
A female inside the home was injured after being pinned under the car. Police said the woman was extricated and taken to an area hospital in stable condition.
Firefighters helped two other residents get out of the home safely. They were not injured, police said.
Police said they had one person in custody, but they did not identify the person. The investigation is ongoing.
Justin Vellucci is a TribLive reporter covering crime and public safety in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. A longtime freelance journalist and former reporter for the Asbury Park (N.J.) Press, he worked as a general assignment reporter at the Trib from 2006 to 2009 and returned in 2022. He can be reached at jvellucci@triblive.com.
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