DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – A driver is in custody after he crashed he vehicle onto the airfield at Daytona Beach International Airport on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office.
In a release, deputies said the incident happened around 4:23 p.m., when the vehicle sped through a gate at the airport’s international terminal.
According to airport officials, the suspect drove his vehicle onto an active taxiway and through an active runway.
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“The driver, an adult male who was highly intoxicated, approached an occupied, running airplane and attempted to make entry,” the release reads. “He was unable to enter the locked plane.”
Afterward, he approached two other unoccupied planes and managed to briefly get into one before he was interrupted by airport operations staff and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University security, deputies noted.
Overall, the incident happened in around 30 seconds, airport officials added.
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Now, the suspect is in custody and being interviewed, the VSO reported.
“Multiple charges are pending,” the release continues. “The VSO Domestic Security Unit is on scene along with the FBI.”
Meanwhile, the airport’s operations are continuing without disruption as the investigation continues, deputies said.
No additional information has been provided at this time, including the suspect’s identity.
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