(Updated) Police: Man charged after crashing into apartment

A 39-year-old man was booked on multiple charges after crashing his vehicle into an apartment building in Morgan City while fleeing from officers, Police Chief James Blair said in a news release.

Bradley Joe Griffin, 39, of Terrebonne Street in Morgan City, was arrested at 9:52 p.m. Saturday on charges of aggravated flight from an officer, speeding, obstruction of justice by tampering with evidence, hit-and-run, no driver’s license and resisting an officer.

An officer observed a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed on Brashear Avenue. The officer attempted to stop the vehicle at which time the vehicle accelerated, fleeing from the officer. Officers pursued the vehicle to Terrebonne Street where it lost control and crashed into several parked vehicles and an apartment building, Blair said.

The driver, Griffin, refused to comply with officers and began to ingest suspected marijuana to destroy evidence. Griffin refused to comply and resisted officers attempting to arrest him, Blair said. He was eventually taken into custody. A computer check revealed Griffin did not possess a valid driver’s license. He was jailed.