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Woman held for high speed ambulance chase

Police say a woman who stole an ambulance led them on a chase that reached almost 100 mph before she crashed.

Buffalo Police say the woman got into the Rural/Metro Medical Services ambulance at the Erie County Medical Center and took off at about 6:30 a.m. Sunday.

They say she was chased by medical center police and narrowly missed pedestrians and other vehicles as she sped through intersections, lost control and hit a parking lot wall.

Authorities say 37-year-old Heather Sullivan faces reckless endangerment, grand larceny, criminal possession of a stolen vehicle and other charges.