PITTSBURGH — Police believe the driver of an SUV that crashed in a Giant Eagle parking lot was under the influence.
The crash happened just before 3 p.m. at the Giant Eagle on Wharton Street on the South Side.
Police told Channel 11 the driver nearly hit a pedestrian, then side-swiped a car before crashing into a fence.
Heroin and a needle was found in his vehicle and he was given Narcan by officers.
Channel 11's Gordon Loesch saw officer give the driver a field sobriety test and was then arrested.
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