By Will Greenlee
Treasure Coast Newspapers
STUART, Fla. — A man accused of hitching a ride on the back of an ambulance was arrested after being found without pants, according to a recently released report.
When Indian River County Sheriff’s deputies discovered Timothy Torfonz Baker Jr., 20, he said he’d had booze, marijuana and “possibly” crack cocaine.
The case began about 4:15 a.m. April 6 when deputies went to an address on U.S. 1 for a disturbance.
An ambulance crew taking a patient to a hospital reported a man, later identified as Baker, “jumped aboard the rear railing to their vehicle and was riding the back of the ambulance,” a report states.
Those needing transportation often take a taxi, bus, train, shuttle or subway, though the latter is unavailable on the Treasure Coast.
Ambulances typically ferry people to medical facilities. A lesser known use of an ambulance is as a cross-country racing vehicle, which is what Burt Reynolds’ character, J.J. McClure, did in the 1981 movie “The Cannonball Run,” which also stars Dom DeLuise.
Meanwhile, the ambulance stopped, and Baker hopped off and ran in front of it, blocking its path.