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Man accused of stealing ambulance while drunk

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  • Friday, May 17 2013 11:17 PM EDT2013-05-18 03:17:33 GMT
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BOAZ - AL -

 

Police in Boaz say a man who was injured in a car crash has been arrested for stealing an ambulance after being taken to the hospital.
24-year-old Matthew Todd, of Boaz, was apparently intoxicated during a crash in Sardis Friday and was hospitalized afterward.  Authorities say Todd was waiting for a room and eventually took off in an ambulance.
Police found the ambulance abandoned in Boaz the next morning and say Todd tried stealing a horse but did not know how to properly saddle it. When that failed, police say Todd stole a car, returned to the hospital for treatment and was arrested.
Todd is charged with two counts of auto theft and one count of burglary. He's being held on $7,500 bond.

 

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