A Chicago man was charged with numerous crimes after stealing an ambulance outside a hospital and leading law enforcement on a pursuit that ended in a collision with a police vehicle, authorities said.

Lamont Hill, 59, was taken into custody when the chase ended with a crash on Friday evening near Central and Cicero avenues. The pursuit began that afternoon when a patient being escorted by security from Loretto Hospital jumped into a Cicero Fire Department ambulance, which had transported a separate patient to the facility, officials said.

A paramedic who was standing outside the ambulance when it was stolen called 911, authorities said. A second paramedic was inside at the time and managed to jump out two blocks away, a town of Cicero spokesperson stated.

Police pursued the driver, i

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