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.
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.
The property damage is estimated at more that $75,000, and the ambulance is worth nearly $250,000. Phoenix Fire Department officials said Sunday the ambulance was "wrecked." It was unclear if it was damaged beyond repair.Ward was arrested and charged with theft and criminal damage. Cops said he admitted to smoking marijuana before the crash-course caper.
I can't believe that anyone can get this crazy smoking weed. My experience is that I end up eating 6 pounds of Poppycock or listening to Ramble On by Led Zeppelin over and over again for 3 hours. This guy was either on meth or smoking some shit he got from the Navajo or Hopi Indians in Arizona.
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