Driver crashes through Port Richey building

PORT RICHEY – A little before 9 o’clock Saturday morning, Steven G. Reverdes somehow lost control of his car and crashed through a building, according to a release from the Florida Highway Patrol.

The 28-year-old lives in Port Richey and was driving a 2000 Chrysler coupe. The report says he was traveling North on U.S. Hwy 19 in Port Richey when he lost control, went off the road and plowed through Progressive Floors, a business located at 9734 U.S. Hwy. 19.

His car came to rest inside the building. Reverdes was not wearing a seat belt but sustained minor injuries, the report said. He was taken to Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg. The number for the store is disconnected.

According to the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office, Reverdes was arrested less than a month ago on charges of possessing cocaine and a failure to appear in court for driving with a suspended or revoked license.

-- Erin Sullivan, Times Staff Writer