May 28--A woman stole a Chicago Fire Department ambulance from St. Bernard Hospital in the Englewood neighborhood late Sunday and crashed it several blocks away, authorities said.
The woman, whose exact age wasn't disclosed, took Ambulance 14 from outside the hospital in the 300 block of West 64th Street around 10:50 p.m., according to Chicago police and fire officials.
The driver fled about a mile east across the Dan Ryan Expressway until it crashed into a vehicle in the 6700 block of South Indiana Avenue, said Officer Ron Gaines, a police spokesman.
The woman, who wasn't injured in the crash, was taken into custody.
It was unclear what led up to the theft.
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