SCRANTON - A city man was arrested after his car crashed into a building on North Main Avenue early Sunday.
Lee Bartocci, 30, 1220 S. Main Ave., drove his green 1999 Jeep Cherokee Sport into Remick Floral & Gift, 1001 N. Main Ave., at 12:07 a.m. and told police that he hit his head.
But Patrolman Christopher Hallock noticed alcohol on Mr. Bartocci's breath. After Mr. Bartocci refused to go to the hospital, Patrolman Hallock asked him to submit to a field sobriety test. Mr. Bartocci admitted he had been drinking but said he had stopped at 9 p.m.
Charges are pending the results of a blood test.