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Patient steals ambulance, takes it on 40km ride

A patient stole the ambulance that had taken him to a New York City hospital and took it on a 40-kilometer joyride.

A patient stole the ambulance that had taken him to a New York City hospital and took it on a 25-mile (40-kilometer) joyride that ended when state police used a spike strip to stop him, authorities said.

The incident unfolded early Thursday after a 47-year-old man was taken to Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital in Manhattan for observation, police said.

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