OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. – A paramedic and a patient are safe after a stolen ambulance caught fire following a chase and crash in Oakland County.
At about 3:25 p.m. Friday, police said a MedStar paramedic crew was treating multiple patients at a motor vehicle crash in Novi when a person involved in the accident entered one of the ambulances and drove away with a paramedic and a patient inside.
Officials said MedStar tracked the ambulance throughout the incident and communicated its location to law enforcement.
Police said the ambulance traveled several miles before crashing into another vehicle at 8 Mile Road and Beck Road in Northville Township, causing the ambulance to catch fire as liquid spilled on the ground.
The paramedic, the original patient, the patient in the vehicle struck in the second crash, and the unauthorized driver were all transported to Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Officials said the ambulance was declared a total loss.
The incident ended around 5:06 p.m. in the 24000 block of Novi Road, where MedStar was called to an accident and placed a victim in the back of an ambulance.
While this was happening, someone jumped into the ambulance’s front and took off with the paramedic and patient still inside.
Police arrested the suspect, and the area remains closed for investigation.
“We are grateful for the safety of our crew, the response of our partner agencies, and the bystanders who helped,” said Kolby Miller, Medstar CEO. “We are working with Novi and Northville Police Departments in the investigation.”
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