Chesterfield, Va., authorities are searching for the person who stole a fire truck, took it on a joyride and then wrecked it.
Media outlets report that a police officer discovered the fire truck in a ditch around 5:30 a.m. Saturday.
The truck was stolen from a parking lot at a county facility.
Police say whoever took the truck drove it about 10 miles before they apparently lost control and wrecked it.
Copyright 2026 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Was this article valuable?
Here are more articles you may enjoy.
New US Data Centers Projected to Emit More Carbon Than All of Mexico 
Money Managers Say There’s Nowhere to Hide as Super El Niño Forms 
New York Arrests 16 in Crackdown on Staged Insurance Crashes 
Chiquita Sees Cheap Bananas at Risk on El Niño Supply Threat 
Want to stay up to date?
Get the latest insurance news
sent straight to your inbox.