The vehicle that slammed into a building in downtown Boston was being driven by an Uber driver who had a passenger onboard at the time of the crash. Watch Sky5 over the scene | Watch the reportAn SUV went straight through a brick building in the Beacon Hill section of Boston at Myrtle and Grove Streets. Witnesses said the Toyota RAV4 was speeding up Grove Street, possibly after being invovled in a hit and run on Cambridge Street. Boston EMS said two people were inside the car and were taken to Massachusetts General Hospital. The driver's wife, who identified the driver as Jean Caillot, told Newscenter 5's Shaun Chaiyabhat that her husband has been an Uber driver for three years and that he was driving with a passenger onboard. Uber confirmed this information and said they have reached out to Caillot. It is unclear why Caillot drove into the building at this time. He suffered minor injuries, but no broken bones from the crash. The passenger suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Nobody was inside the apartment unit at the time of the crash. The homeowner said she's glad nobody was home. Inspectional Services examined the home and deemed it livable. Get the WCVB News App

The vehicle that slammed into a building in downtown Boston was being driven by an Uber driver who had a passenger onboard at the time of the crash.

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An SUV went straight through a brick building in the Beacon Hill section of Boston at Myrtle and Grove Streets.

Witnesses said the Toyota RAV4 was speeding up Grove Street, possibly after being invovled in a hit and run on Cambridge Street.

Boston EMS said two people were inside the car and were taken to Massachusetts General Hospital.

The driver's wife, who identified the driver as Jean Caillot, told Newscenter 5's Shaun Chaiyabhat that her husband has been an Uber driver for three years and that he was driving with a passenger onboard. Uber confirmed this information and said they have reached out to Caillot.

It is unclear why Caillot drove into the building at this time. He suffered minor injuries, but no broken bones from the crash.

The passenger suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

Nobody was inside the apartment unit at the time of the crash. The homeowner said she's glad nobody was home. Inspectional Services examined the home and deemed it livable.