TAMARAC, Fla. — A private ambulance was stolen Friday in Broward County and was later involved in two wrecks, according to deputies.
The theft occurred at about 1:13 p.m. at University Drive and McNab Road in Tamarac.
The Broward Sheriff's Office said deputies responded and began trying to locate the vehicle.
Investigators said an employee of the ambulance company was inside the ambulance at the time of the theft and was later able to safely exit the vehicle.
At some point, the private ambulance was involved in a hit-and-run crash at Pine Island Road and McNab Road in Tamarac. No injuries were reported in that crash.
A short time later, the stolen ambulance was then involved in a single-vehicle crash in Sunrise in the 4000 block of Hiatus Road.
The suspect, identified as Ciara McGriff, 34, is believed to have exited the moving vehicle before the ambulance hit a tree, deputies said.
McGriff was arrested and taken to an area hospital for treatment for her injuries.
She faces charges of grand theft auto, false imprisonment and leaving the scene of an accident with property damage.