JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A fire broke out Sunday morning after a car crashed into a Speedway gas pump on Atlantic Boulevard at the corner of Art Museum Drive, the Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department said.
At around 7:30 a.m., police arrived at the gas station to find a Ford Mustang crashed into a gas pump. Police said both the Mustang and the pump were ablaze.
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The driver of the Mustang, undocumented Mexican immigrant Aguillar Bautista Pedro, 18, and the owner of the car, who was a passenger, were found a short distance from the crash, police said.
Authorities said Pedro admitted to driving the Mustang and was charged with hit-and-run.
Fire officials said they were able to safely put out the blaze.
The gas station remains open, but the pumps have been closed.
There were no reports of any injuries.