St. Pete man charged in hit-and-run after crashing into home, FHP says

The suspect drove off the road and collided with a fence on that street, continued forward across the yard and crashed into the front of the house, FHP said.

CLEARWATER, Fla. — A St. Pete man is facing multiple charges, including DUI, after authorities said he left the scene of a crash when he drove a vehicle into a home.

The Florida Highway Patrol said this happened after midnight Saturday when 31-year-old Alhan Eduardo Montes Jaramillo was driving southbound on South Keene Road in Clearwater.

Jaramillo eventually drove off the road and collided with a fence on that street, continued forward across the yard and crashed into the front of the house, according to FHP.

Following the crash, troopers said Jaramillo left the scene until he was eventually apprehended by a Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office K-9 deputy several hundred feet from the home.

Jaramillo 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.