Woman accused of swiping ambulance gets 2-10 years

BAY CITY (AP) -- A Bay County woman accused of going on a drunken joyride in an ambulance has been sentenced to between two and 10 years in prison. A judge in Bay City on Tuesday sentenced 32-year-old Hydi Danks of Bangor Township. In court, she apologized for her actions. She earlier pleaded no contest to larceny from a person, assaulting, resisting or obstructing police and reckless driving. In exchange, prosecutors agreed to dismiss two counts of operating a vehicle while intoxicated and single counts of motor vehicle theft and operating a motor vehicle without the proper license. Authorities say Danks stole an ambulance on July 10 and later abandoned it before stealing a cell phone from a bystander and fleeing. Bay City police arrested her a few blocks away after a brief chase. Published: Thu, Feb 24, 2011