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North Texas woman leads police on chase after stealing mortuary van with a corpse inside

Photo of a coffin car at a funeral
Photo of a coffin car at a funeral
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An Azle woman led police on a chase through Fort Worth last night after stealing a van around 7pm last night from John Peter Smith Hospital.

The woman soon found out though that the van she stole was already occupied.


Unknowingly, 36-year-old Valerie Traglor-Ellis stole a mortuary transport vehicle, which had a corpse resting inside of it.

Authorities found the van about two miles away from the hospital, and apprehended Traglor-Ellis a short time after.  Police are still unclear why she stole the van.

According to NBC DFW, Traglor-Ellis is facing charges of auto theft and abuse of a corpse.  The vehicle and the deceased person being transported were released to the driver of the mortuary service.

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