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Stolen ambulance crash (Source: Terry Van Sickle)
DALLAS – A man stole an ambulance from Medical City Dallas Hospital and led police on a chase before crashing into a guardrail and rolling into a creek bed overnight Wednesday. The suspect sustained injuries but is expected to recover and faces multiple charges.
Stolen ambulance crash (Source: Terry Van Sickle)
What we know:
The ambulance was stolen around 1:15 a.m. Thursday from Medical City Dallas Hospital at 7777 Forest Lane, according to police.
A medic was working in the back of the running ambulance when a man entered the driver’s seat and drove away. The medic was thrown from an open door and sustained minor injuries.
The medic reported the theft to an off-duty Dallas police officer working security at the hospital. Police tracked the ambulance as it traveled south on Interstate 45, entering Ellis County.
Ferris police officers attempted a traffic stop, but the ambulance fled. A short pursuit began on I-45. As the suspect entered Palmer, they lost control of the ambulance, which crashed through a guardrail and rolled down a steep embankment before landing in a creek bed.
The suspect became trapped in the crashed vehicle. Palmer firefighters extracted the man from the ambulance, and he was airlifted to a hospital for treatment.
Police said the suspect is expected to recover.
He will face multiple criminal charges, including theft of the ambulance and evading arrest.
What we don’t know:
The identity of the suspect has not been released. It’s not clear why the individual was at the hospital.
The Source: Information in this article comes from Dallas police at the scene of the crash.