A stoned thief in Arizona carjacked an ambulance parked outside a house fire and staged a pre-dawn demolition derby, crashing into cars, signs, fences and at least one home. Hit the jump to read the rest of the story.
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Police said Travis Ward, 28, boosted the empty emergency vehicle around 4 a.m. Sunday while nearly a dozen cops and firefighters battled to save lives from a raging blaze at a home in west Phoenix.
Rescue crews had left the engine running in order to keep the vehicle cool for any burn victims they managed to pull from the blaze, Phoenix police spokesman Sgt. Tommy Thompson told the Arizona Republic.
Ward drove for several blocks, tearing up people’s lawns and smashing into a stop sign, a brick wall and several parked cars, cops said.
The terrifying joyride came to an end after Ward plowed into a house a few blocks from the fire, officials said.
No one was hurt in early morning mayhem, cops said.
Ward was arrested and charged with theft and criminal damage. Cops said he admitted to smoking marijuana before the crash-course caper.
Two people inside the home got out safely, and one was treated for smoke inhalation, officials said.
Fire Capt. Troy Caskey said the ambulance, Rescue 26, was “wrecked” and could be headed for the junk heap, the Republic reported.
