ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) – A 25-year-old Sturgis woman is facing numerous charges after she allegedly stole a St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Office patrol car and led police on a chase early Monday morning. St. Joseph County Sheriff Mark A. Lillywhite say deputies were dispatched at 3:12 a.m. to Lutz Road near Hoshel Road for a single vehicle accident. The driver was later arrested for operating while intoxicated. While the vehicle was being searched, the woman was able to slip free from her handcuffs and crawl through the petition and steal the patrol vehicle. She then headed south on Lutz Road but when she reached the intersection of U.S. 12, the driver went off the road and struck a utility pole and several trees.