Woman accused of stealing Phoenix ambulance and crashing into truck
Woman accused of stealing Phoenix Fire ambulance
A 24-year-old woman was arrested after allegedly stealing a running Phoenix ambulance and subsequently crashing it. FOX 10's Megan Spector reports.
PHOENIX - A suspected impaired driver is accused of stealing an ambulance before crashing into a truck in west Phoenix late on Aug. 27.
The backstory:
Phoenix Police say 24-year-old Grace Vicente got into a Phoenix Fire Department ambulance that was parked at Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre for a concert. Police say the ambulance was still running, and she drove away.
The joyride did not last long: she crashed into a truck near Osborn Road and 75th Avenue, right outside a home.
"We heard this big noise, like huge, like bad. We came outside, [and] saw this ambulance crash into this truck," one neighbor said.
Neighbors rushed outside with their phones to capture the chaotic aftermath.
"We came outside, and a few people came out here and then within three or four minutes there was full of cops and fire trucks and all that. The noise was really, really big, and it was really bad," a neighbor said.
Local perspective:
Luckily, the driver in the truck was not hurt, but the damage remains in front of the homes.
"We walked over there and then we see all this mess. It was a mess. And then we saw the wall," the neighbor added.
It is a vehicle meant to help people, making the destruction all the more surreal for neighbors learning what happened.
"Yeah that’s crazy. I’m surprised now. It can’t be worse than that. I’m very surprised," the neighbor said.
What's next:
Officers believe Vicente was impaired. She was later booked for DUI and theft of means of transportation.
Grace Vicente
Map of where the incident happened:
The Source: Information in this report was gathered from Phoenix police and nearby neighbors.