A Florida man was led away in handcuffs after deputies said he chased an ambulance carrying a patient, causing a crash that resulted in more than $100,000 in damage. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said Hillsborough County Fire Rescue responded to a medical call involving a woman in Ruskin at about 10:50 p.m. Thursday. Deputies said a man at the home became hostile toward paramedics as they treated the woman. (HCSO)

RUSKIN, Fla. (CBS12) — A Florida man was led away in handcuffs after deputies said he chased an ambulance carrying a patient, causing a crash that resulted in more than $100,000 in damage.

The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said Hillsborough County Fire Rescue responded to a medical call involving a woman in Ruskin at about 10:50 p.m. Thursday. Deputies said a man at the home became hostile toward paramedics as they treated the woman.

According to the sheriff’s office, paramedics ordered the man to stay back. However, the suspect, identified as Johnny Arman, repeatedly tried to enter the ambulance, interfering with first responders.

After the ambulance left the home with the patient, Arman got into his vehicle and began following it to the hospital.

HCSO said that as the ambulance traveled on Upper Creek Drive near Galen Court, Arman intentionally used his vehicle to block its path before accelerating directly toward it. The ambulance driver attempted to avoid a collision, but Arman’s vehicle struck the ambulance, forcing it off the roadway and into multiple utility boxes and a utility pole.

Deputies said two paramedics and the patient were inside the ambulance at the time of the crash.

The collision caused more than $100,000 in damage to utility infrastructure and required crews from TECO and Spectrum to repair the damaged equipment.

Arman was booked on charges of aggravated battery on a firefighter with a deadly weapon, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, unlawfully threatening or harassing a first responder, criminal mischief and burglary of an authorized emergency vehicle.

Florida man arrested after intentionally crashing into ambulance carrying patient: HCSO