Florida Man
Police Pursuit of Stolen Ambulance
… Driver Chugging Can of Beer Arrested
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Cops in Florida say a person stole an ambulance and led legislation enforcement on a wild automotive chase by way of the streets of Tampa … ending a can of beer earlier than being dragged out of the motive force’s seat and thrown in handcuffs … and it is all on video.
TMZ obtained dashcam footage from Saturday’s police pursuit … and it reveals Florida Freeway Patrol Troopers pursuing the ambulance because the emergency automobile runs cease indicators, swerves by way of visitors, drives on the flawed facet of the street and practically crashes into motorists.
When the motive force lastly pulls over, you see him down a canned drink — cops say it was a beer — earlier than officers open the door and throw him to the bottom.
We’re instructed the pursuit began round 8:40 PM Saturday after Florida Freeway Patrol says they bought an alert a few Tampa Hearth Rescue ambulance being stolen from HCA South Tampa Hospital.
Police say troopers discovered the ambulance about 10 minutes after the decision got here in, and tried a visitors cease … however the driver fled within the ambulance.
Regulation enforcement says 43-year-old Tampa resident Michael J. Esquilin was the motive force right here … and he was arrested on costs of housebreaking of an emergency automobile, grand theft of an emergency automobile, fleeing and eluding, driving whereas license suspended, resisting arrest, and DUI.
Cops say Esquilin instructed officers he had been consuming alcohol for the earlier two days and stole the ambulance after first responders denied him a journey house.
