Ambulance Joyride Lands Macomb County Man In Jail

CLINTON TOWNSHIP, MI — A short-lived joy ride with an ambulance could land a 21-year-old Macomb County man in jail for years. The man took a MedStar ambulance from Henry Ford Hospital in Mt. Clemens at about 6:30 on Saturday night, according to the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies were quickly alerted and chased the 21-year-old through Mt. Clemens on southbound Groesbeck Highway. Macomb County Sheriff Sgt. Renee Yax said the chase went passed Cass Avenue, but ended before 16 Mile Road when the ambulance veered from the road and got stuck in a grassy area.

“We picked it up almost instantaneously,” Yax said. “This was not a high-speed chase. It was very brief.”

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No injuries were reported and the ambulance was not damaged, she said. Yax said the man didn’t appear to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

The 21-year-old is charged with one count of felony Unlawful Driving Away of an Automobile, which carries a jail sentence of up to five years. He is currently being held on a $75,000 bond, Yax said.

He will be arraigned Tuesday at the 41-B District Court in Clinton Township.

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