A police pursuit ended with a pickup truck crashing into a post office in Vanderbilt, Fayette County.See the video above: Post office damaged in crashThe crash happened shortly before 1:40 a.m. Tuesday at the building on Liberty Street."He came down this street here, through where we're standing right here, and into the building," said Kevin Logan, assistant chief for the D.L. & V. Fire Department.Officials said the truck turned onto Walnut Street, hit a fence, two cars, and then crashed into the post office. Margie Adams was getting ready for bed when she heard screeching. "I knew they hit my car. I didn't know how bad. And before I could even look out my window, I heard the crash into the post office," she said. Logan said the driver got out of the passenger door of the pickup truck and ran off. Surveillance video from a nearby home shows the man believed to be the driver running off. The damage to the building was extensive."It's cracked up at the top," said Logan. "So the building is not safe at all."Logan also said he knew of two people who had put their taxes in the mail before the crash."They said we just put those in so we didn't touch anything," said Logan.The postmaster told Pittsburgh's Action News 4 that all mail would be diverted to the post office in Dawson. They were also able to get mail out of the mailbox in front of the building.Fayette County 911 dispatchers said no one was hurt in the crash.State police are investigating.
VANDERBILT, Pa. —
A police pursuit ended with a pickup truck crashing into a post office in Vanderbilt, Fayette County.
See the video above: Post office damaged in crash
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The crash happened shortly before 1:40 a.m. Tuesday at the building on Liberty Street.
"He came down this street here, through where we're standing right here, and into the building," said Kevin Logan, assistant chief for the D.L. & V. Fire Department.
Officials said the truck turned onto Walnut Street, hit a fence, two cars, and then crashed into the post office.
Margie Adams was getting ready for bed when she heard screeching.
"I knew they hit my car. I didn't know how bad. And before I could even look out my window, I heard the crash into the post office," she said.
Logan said the driver got out of the passenger door of the pickup truck and ran off. Surveillance video from a nearby home shows the man believed to be the driver running off.
The damage to the building was extensive.
"It's cracked up at the top," said Logan. "So the building is not safe at all."
Logan also said he knew of two people who had put their taxes in the mail before the crash.
"They said we just put those in so we didn't touch anything," said Logan.
The postmaster told Pittsburgh's Action News 4 that all mail would be diverted to the post office in Dawson. They were also able to get mail out of the mailbox in front of the building.
Fayette County 911 dispatchers said no one was hurt in the crash.
State police are investigating.
