Man who stole ambulance pleads guilty to theft, DUI in Va.

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(AP) – A Virginia man who stole an ambulance, crashed it and then had to be rescued has pleaded guilty to driving under the influence and grand theft.

The Virginian-Pilot reports Theodore Gasiorowski entered the plea Wednesday. He could face up to 21 years in prison when he's sentenced later this year.

According to a case summary admitted into evidence, Gasiorowski's blood-alcohol content was between 0.24 and 0.27 after the April crash. That's about three times the legal limit.

He says he didn't remember going to the hospital in Virginia Beach, where surveillance video captured him taking a running ambulance after personnel rushed a patient inside.

The ambulance was found 4 miles (6 kilometers) from the hospital, lying on its roof with Gasiorowski trapped inside.