02 October 2011

Man Crashes Stolen Ambulance

A 36-year-old man faces several felony charges after he crashed an ambulance he allegedly stole from a hospital in the Humboldt Park neighborhood.

About 1:40 a.m. Sunday, paramedics were loading a stretcher into an ambulance at Norwegian American Hospital, 2900 W. Cortez St., when an intoxicated man jumped into it and drove off, police News Affairs Officer Amina Greer said.

The man was identified as Juan Hernandez, of the 3600 block of West Belmont Avenue. 

While behind the wheel of the ambulance, Hernandez struck several parked vehicles before he was taken into custody by police in the 2500 block of West Cortland Street, about a mile and a half north of where the ambulance was taken, according to police.

Hernandez was taken back to Norwegian American Hospital, where he was in good condition, being treated for minor injuries he suffered when he crashed the ambulance, Greer said.

Hernandez is charged with drunken driving, criminal damage to government property, possession of a stolen vehicle, reckless driving, and failure to carry a driver's license.

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