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2 Arrested In Hit-And-Run Crash Into San Jose Apartment Building

SAN JOSE (CBS SF) – Two people are under arrest after a stolen vehicle crashed into an apartment building in San Jose early Monday morning.

Officers arrested 18-year-old Olivia Paez and 28-year-old Brett Oppido in connection with the crash, which took place around 12:15 a.m. along the 1300 block of San Tomas Aquino Road.

Police said Paez was behind was behind the wheel when the car crashed and later reported it stolen. Paez allegedly fled the scene in a pickup driven by Oppido.

Paez Oppido Hit And Run SSuspects
Olivia Paez (left) and Brett Oppido have been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run crash in San Jose on December 10, 2018. (San Jose Police Department)

The car slammed into the side of the building and damaged a gas line. Sixteen people have been displaced and the building has been red-tagged.

Both Paez and Oppido have been booked into the Santa Clara County Jail on suspicion of misdemeanor hit-and-run, filing a false police report and conspiracy.

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