VIDEO: 3 badly injured after suspected DUI driver crashes into Florida church: police
CRESTVIEW, Fla. - Three people are hospitalized after an alleged drunk driver crashed into a church in the Florida Panhandle early Saturday morning, according to police.
Paul Carroll, 38, was booked into the Okaloosa County Jail on a charge of DUI resulting in an accident with serious bodily injury, authorities said.
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Shortly after midnight, officers responded to the intersection of James Lee Boulevard and North Ferdon Boulevard after a vehicle drove through the front of the First Presbyterian Church of Crestview.
Officers and fire rescue worked together to remove the vehicle's four occupants. Three of them were taken to a hospital with serious injuries, police said.
The driver, who refused treatment was arrested without incident.
Police shared surveillance video of the crash on social media as a reminder to the public to never drink and drive.