ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – A hit-and-run driver who is accused of driving under the influence has been arrested after slamming into a St. Petersburg home on Saturday.

What we know:

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Alhan Eduardo Montes Jaramillio, 31, of St. Petersburg, was traveling southbound on Keene Road shortly after midnight when he left the roadway north of Hunt Lane and crashed into a fence at 1433 South Keene Road. 

Troopers said the driver continued across the yard and slammed into the front of a home. 

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After the crash, troopers said Montes Jaramillio bolted from the scene. 

Courtesy: Florida Highway Patrol

Dig deeper:

He was apprehended by a Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office K-9 deputy several hundred feet away from the crash scene. 

Courtesy: Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office

Montes Jaramillio was arrested and charged with leaving the scene of a crash involving property damage, DUI involving property damage, refusal to submit to sobriety testing and resisting arrest. 

The Source: This story was written with information provided by the Florida Highway Patrol. 

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