TAMPA — Tampa police say a 59-year-old man stole a fire engine Tuesday morning and crashed it into another vehicle before being caught and taken into custody.

It happened shortly before 9:30 a.m. while firefighters were inside St. Joseph's Hospital on Dr Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard, according to officials.

Police say Warren Scudder got into the fire truck, drove away and hit a Lexus SUV near MacDill Avenue.

The driver of the SUV reported hip pain after the crash and was checked out by hospital staff, investigators said.

Shortly before 9:40 p.m., police located the fire engine and blocked its path on Poplar Avenue.

Scudder was charged with grand theft auto and hit and run. Additional charges may be filed, police said.

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