Chicago man steals ambulance with paramedics in the back
Jimmy McCoy, 'probably thought he was helping' when he took off in the ambulance while paramedics were treating his relative in the back
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By Rosemary Sobol
The Chicago Sun Times
CHICAGO — A man who "thought he could get to the hospital quicker'' jumped behind the wheel of an ambulance and took off Saturday while his ailing family member and two paramedics were inside, authorities said.
Jimmy McCoy, 27, of the 4800 block of West Superior, "probably thought he was helping'' when he took the wheel as a relative was being treated for a diabetic episode, Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford said.
McCoy was arrested and charged with felony unlawful possession of a stolen motor vehicle. Ambulance No. 23 was stopped in the 4300 block of West Wilcox at 11:30 a.m. while paramedics were treating the relative in the back, Langford said.
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