Colorado State University Student Steals Ambulance While High On Drugs

That's one bad trip.

Stefan Sortland, an 18-year-old freshman at Colorado State University, went to a Halloween party and popped some "Molly" - the street name for a synthesized drug that makes you feel euphoric - and sniffed some cocaine.

What happened next involved the swiping of a local ambulance for a drug-addled joy ride, the Daily Caller reported.

Paramedics were called to the university for a drunk student who was having a seizure, at which point Sortland jumped into the ambulance and took it for a 12-mile spin. Police were able to catch him since the ambulance has a GPS installed inside.

When he was caught, police found Sortland wearing an EMT safety vest behind the wheel of the vehicle. He allegedly was not cooperating with police.

"They couldn't see what was in his hands and they ended up deploying a taser in order to take him into custody," Loveland Police Sgt. Justin Chase told CBS News.

Sortland said he was following "bright lights" and spoke about other disconnected topics, according to arrest documents filed with the court.

Ambulances are usually left unlocked with keys in the ignition so EMT personnel can have the quickest response time possible. They don't usually expect the vehicles to be stolen.

"This is the first time in about 30 years since a PVH EMS ambulance has been stolen," the hospital said in its statement.

The student is being held at the Larimer County Jail on charges of motor vehicle theft.

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Molly, Colorado, Halloween
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