PASADENA, Texas - An investigation is underway after a vehicle crashed into a building in southeast Houston near Pasadena after trying to speed away from a patrol officer, say Pasadena Police Department officials.

Vehicle crashes into Pasadena building

What we know:

Around 1 a.m. on Tuesday, Lieutenant Craig Hamilton reports an officer saw a vehicle driving recklessly. The patrol officer said they attempted to stop the vehicle and the male driver acted like he was going to stop, but then sped off.

The driver entered the area near York where there is a slight curve in the road, Lt. Hamilton says. He lost control and crashed into a building in the 10 block of Spencer Highway.

Pasadena Police were unable to get to the male driver because the front of his vehicle was inside the building

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