HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — A South Carolina man is accused of leading police on a chase after stealing an ambulance and a fire uniform on Friday, authorities said.
According to a news release from the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office, Carlos Zadier Colon, 20, of Hilton Head Island, was charged with grand larceny of a motor vehicle, failure to stop for blue lights and petit larceny.
According to the sheriff’s office, a Hilton Head Island Fire Rescue ambulance was stolen from the Shipyard fire station at around 1 p.m. EDT, WCSC reported. Deputies spotted the stolen vehicle about 30 minutes later, the television station reported.
Deputies said Colon attempted to outrun deputies but hit a building after pulling into a Publix parking lot at the Island Crossings Center shopping plaza, WTOC reported.
According to the sheriff’s office news release, Colon was wearing a stolen Hilton Head Island Fire Rescue uniform when he was arrested.
The ambulance and the Publix supermarket building sustained minor damage, the sheriff’s office said.