Woman rescued from being trapped underneath SUV after driver slams through Beltzhoover apartment building
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- A woman was rescued by firefighters and medics after she became trapped under an SUV that crashed through the walls of a Beltzhoover apartment building.
The crash happened along Montooth Street just before 3 a.m. near the intersection of Michigan Street.
Doorbell camera from a nearby neighbor showed the video coming down Michigan Street at a high rate of speed.
Following the crash, one of the two people inside the vehicle fled. The other was taken into custody.
KDKA's overnight unit at the scene witnessed medics and firefighters working to free the woman who had become trapped.
Crews used airbags to prop up the SUV and the woman was freed around 3:30 a.m. and was taken to the hospital by medics. Her condition is unknown.
A neighbor tells KDKA that the room the SUV crashed into was the living room and that a man, woman, and cat were rescued from the apartment above.
Pittsburgh Police's Accident Reconstruction Unit arrived at the scene to investigate just after 4 a.m.
The vehicle was removed from the building and towed away just before 6 a.m.
The cause of the crash is unknown at this time.
Stay with KDKA for the latest on this developing story.
