{"id":318830,"date":"2025-03-17T17:08:39","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T22:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/florida-man-steals-ambulance-leads-police-chase-arrested-chugging-beer-on-video"},"modified":"2025-03-17T17:09:15","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T22:09:15","slug":"florida-man-steals-ambulance-leads-police-chase-arrested-chugging-beer-on-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/florida-man-steals-ambulance-leads-police-chase-arrested-chugging-beer-on-video","title":{"rendered":"Florida Man Steals Ambulance, Leads Police Chase, Arrested Chugging Beer, on Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Florida Man<\/span><br \/>\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Police Pursuit of Stolen Ambulance<\/span><br \/>\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">&#8230; Driver Chugging Can of Beer Arrested<\/span><br \/>\n                      <\/h2>\n<p>        <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2025-03-17T13:00:03-07:00\">March 17, 2025 1:00 PM PDT<\/time><br \/>\n                                                                      <span class=\"divider\">|<\/span><br \/>\n                Updated <time datetime=\"2025-03-17T13:47:15-07:00\">March 17, 2025 1:47 PM PDT<\/time>\n                                    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div readability=\"46.5\">\n<section id=\"cb-1eae47ff39746c79a9d7e8bede962692\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-abbf3755-76c7-466f-9d85-55556287fbb0-1990790293-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-abbf3755-76c7-466f-9d85-55556287fbb0-1990790293-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/38\/16by9\/2025\/03\/17\/385d551f2f5e40358d9d51d84fa4a10b_md.jpg\" alt=\"031725_stolen_ambulance_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-1eae47ff39746c79a9d7e8bede962692--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-bb508bc466137ffa4e631f70f68ac608\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>Cops in Florida say a man stole an ambulance and led law enforcement on a wild car chase through the streets of Tampa &#8230; finishing a can of beer before being dragged out of the driver&#8217;s seat and thrown in handcuffs &#8230; and it&#8217;s all on video.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-bb508bc466137ffa4e631f70f68ac608--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-b7a63cc8511647695068f834b1ab342f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"31\">\n<p>TMZ obtained dashcam footage from Saturday&#8217;s police pursuit &#8230; and it shows Florida Highway Patrol Troopers pursuing the ambulance as the emergency vehicle runs stop signs, swerves through traffic, drives on the wrong side of the road and nearly crashes into motorists.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-b7a63cc8511647695068f834b1ab342f--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-8e7f42e3d71e5b14d75dc83e84448c18\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250317_712a0c016ce0499f98ef7ade43ad6bf4\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:d40b871e-0380-4df4-9f4d-1b7bd640e900\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/71\/4by3\/2025\/03\/17\/712a0c016ce0499f98ef7ade43ad6bf4_md.jpg\" alt=\"031725-stolen-ambulance-primary-3\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-8e7f42e3d71e5b14d75dc83e84448c18--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-fa4916ec85405b92ac071b6ef6e4e214\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>When the driver finally pulls over, you see him down a canned drink &#8212; cops say it was a beer &#8212; before officers open the door and throw him to the ground.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-fa4916ec85405b92ac071b6ef6e4e214--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-bc4809aea5e748795c7d8aae6a4c1957\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28\">\n<p>We&#8217;re told the pursuit started around 8:40 PM Saturday after Florida Highway Patrol says they got an alert about a Tampa Fire Rescue ambulance being stolen from HCA South Tampa Hospital.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-bc4809aea5e748795c7d8aae6a4c1957--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-26ae92eece3f56865ed18f10c06255d1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>Police say troopers found the ambulance about 10 minutes after the call came in, and attempted a traffic stop &#8230; but the driver fled in the ambulance.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-26ae92eece3f56865ed18f10c06255d1--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-e973914e199a45d25f2a325bbb01415d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-d38fd05d-ca34-48e5-8c9b-c711e4b7ed87-1713116119-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-d38fd05d-ca34-48e5-8c9b-c711e4b7ed87-1713116119-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/50\/16by9\/2025\/03\/17\/50e9f665ba99487e86b3752ef0f76a78_md.jpg\" alt=\"031725_stolen_ambulance_sub_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-e973914e199a45d25f2a325bbb01415d--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-3e82c3f8ae2fbad1a5b7b133a2d48424\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"34\">\n<p>Law enforcement says 43-year-old Tampa resident <strong>Michael J. Esquilin<\/strong> was the driver here &#8230; and he was arrested on charges of burglary of an emergency vehicle, grand theft of an emergency vehicle, fleeing and eluding, driving while license suspended, resisting arrest, and DUI.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-3e82c3f8ae2fbad1a5b7b133a2d48424--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-96a325d7ec78cec44b97b057e5352fa8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28\">\n<p>Cops say Esquilin told officers he had been drinking alcohol for the previous two days and stole the ambulance after first responders denied him a ride home.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-96a325d7ec78cec44b97b057e5352fa8--><\/p><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/03\/17\/tampa-stolen-ambulance-police-chase\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida Man Police Pursuit of Stolen Ambulance &#8230; Driver Chugging Can of Beer Arrested Published March 17, 2025 1:00 PM PDT | Updated March 17, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1075,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-318830","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318830","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1075"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=318830"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318830\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":318832,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318830\/revisions\/318832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=318830"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=318830"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=318830"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}