1 Dead After Accident Involving Stolen Ambulance
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) -- A deadly and chaotic crash in Prince George's County remains under investigation. Police say a man stole an ambulance and struck a dozen vehicles, killing one person and injuring others.
Christie Ileto reports members of the community are grieving the loss of the victim.
Seventy-seven year old Alvin Hargrave was at the wrong place at the wrong time.
"It's like you're a half a mile from your home and you don't make it," said neighbor Lois Rosado.
Police say he was killed when Sebastian Isaksen carjacked an ambulance before slamming into Hargrave's car on Greenbelt Road in Prince George's County. Police say the suspect assaulted two EMTs who were trying to help him on the Beltway before speeding away in the ambulance.
"There was a big boom and everyone in the restaurant was running around, trying to determine what happened," said a witness.
Witnesses hear Isaksen lose control of the ambulance. Shattered glass, car parts and police paint still litter the sidewalk 24 hours later.
Moments after the crash, Isaksen careened the stolen ambulance into a bunch of cars right at Joe's Crabshack.
"And then we saw the ambulance on top of my car," said the witness.
The suspect left a path of destruction and Hargrave died on the scene. His pregnant passenger suffered less severe injuries.
Rosado lived next door and said the 77-year-old was a retired Montgomery County school teacher and active tennis player.
"I saw him as a caring man and a helpful neighbor," she said.
Now a memory for friends who left their final farewells on the doorstep of the home he never made it back to.
Police are investigating whether drugs or alcohol may have played a role in the accident.
Isaksen is out of the hospital where he was being treated and in jail, according to police.
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