CHARDON, Ohio (WJW) -- A man is accused of stealing an ambulance from a local hospital and taking it for a joy ride while intoxicated.

Dashboard camera video shows the Geauga County Sheriff’s Office responding to a call about a stolen ambulance from University Hospitals Geauga Medical Center late Tuesday night.

Sheriff Scott Hildenbrand said the incident began at about 11 p.m. when a man, who had been brought to the hospital from Chardon, was waiting to be medically cleared.

“The ambulance was running. There was a man brought to the hospital from Chardon that was intoxicated,” Hildenbrand said. “At some point, he decided he didn’t want to stay there anymore, so he walked out of the hospital, jumped into the ambulance and drove off.”

The video shows deputies following the stolen ambulan

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