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Ambulance involved in hit-and-run DUI crash in Detroit

Teen driver under the influence of alcohol arrested, police say

DETROIT – Police say a 17-year-old driver was under the influence of alcohol and driving without his headlights on when his car collided with an ambulance.

The teen was traveling northbound in his Dodge Stratus on Trumbell Avenue at a high rate of speed with no headlights on.

An ambulance was traveling with its lights and siren on, and hit the Stratus at the intersection of Trumbell Avenue and Lafayette Boulevard.

Police said the teen driver then fled the scene on foot and was arrested for DUI.

Two paramedics who were inside the ambulance struck suffered minor injuries. A patient inside the ambulance was picked up by another emergency vehicle.