LOS ANGELES – A woman was taken into custody Friday morning after allegedly crashing her vehicle into an ambulance that was transporting a patient.
Around 5 a.m., two LAFD firefighters in an ambulance were transporting a minor patient to the hospital when they witnessed the suspect in a Chrysler PT Cruiser driving erratically, according to Los Angeles Fire Department Battalion Chief Rico Gross.
The ambulance attempted to pass that car, but the car attempted to stop the ambulance and began brake-checking it, at one point sideswiping the ambulance, officials said.
The paramedics were able to flag down California Highway Patrol officers at a nearby intersection, which further agitated the suspect in the other car, authorities said.
That’s when the driver allegedly struck the back of the ambulance, initiating a call for help for immediate firefighter assistance, according to officials.
The two firefighters and a passenger inside the ambulance were not injured.
According to Gross, the woman, believed to be in her 40s, seemed to be in “obvious psychological distress” and was kicking and spitting at officers while being loaded onto an ambulance.
Multiple prescription bottles were found inside the vehicle.
The woman will be taken to the hospital for a physical and mental evaluation.
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