A 137-mile police chase involving a stolen ambulance ended with the vehicle in a bay and the alleged thief in handcuffs.
The New York State Police said its troopers attempted to stop the ambulance on the Thruway at approximately 10:42 a.m. ET, but the driver refused to comply. Troopers later spotted the vehicle heading westbound on Interstate 490 but failed to stop it as the runaway driver took the Culver Road exit in Rochester.
The driver -- identified by Utica police as 32-year-old Vanessa Armstead of Buffalo, New York -- swam to a private boat on the water and was taken into custody by authorities. She received medical attention at the scene, state police said. Utica police said an investigation later revealed that Armstead had been in a car accident on the Thruway the previous day and was transported to a Utica hospital for treatment. The following morning, after being released, she allegedly went to Kunkel Ambulance's nearby facility and stole the ambulance, according to Utica police.
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