12/11/09 – Del City, OK — C’mon, who hasn’t imagined themselves behind the wheel of an ambulance… whizzing through traffic with the strobe lights and siren blaring? Well, according to one Okie who lived the dream, its “a pretty good time.”

Meet Mindy Renee Jones, 28, of Cresent – aka, Ambulance Bandit!

According to police and published reports, Jones was a bit tipsy and was out looking for her boyfriend in the wee hours this morning. Eventually Jones was pulled over by Shawnee police for suspicion of DUI and hit-and-run. Jones was taken to an area hospital for a blood test to determine her blood alcohol content. While at the hospital Jones got a little antsy and just couldn’t resist taking an idling ambulance out for a spin.

Around 3:00 a.m. Jones was spotted driving the ambulance on I-40. Troopers followed Jones to a residence in Del City where she stopped in the yard and was arrested.

Before being taken to the Oklahoma County Jail, Jones told a reporter with KOCO News Channel 5 she “had the ambulance and had a pretty good time driving it.“