Re: Old geezer crashes his car onto runway at Miami International Airport

"Maxwell" <luv2^fly99@cox.^net> wrote in news:znsQj.68028$y05.46578

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> "Bertie the Bunyip" <T@ld.you> wrote in message

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>> "Maxwell" <luv2^fly99@cox.^net> wrote in

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>>> "Does he have clearance, Clarence?" <getthatgeezer@offthe.run.way>

>>> wrote in message news:q4i4149fpb60hi3bhp3uvte3lpv0nk2g5r@lga...

>>>> http://cbs4.com/local/MIA.airport.suspicious.2.708361.html

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>>>> MIA Security Breach: Man Drives Car On Runway

>>>> Apr 25, 2008 12:35 pm US/Eastern

>>>>

>>>> MIAMI (CBS4) ? Airport security is no joke these days which is why

>>>> Miami-Dade police took an elderly man into custody after he drove

his

>>>> car onto a runway at Miami International Airport on Friday morning.

>>>>

>>>> According to police, a 73-year old man driving a 4-door black Chevy

>>>> Cobalt, drove through the main service gate at the southeast end of

>>>> the airport shortly after 8:30 a.m. The man crashed right through

the

>>>> entry-arm gate, which was in the down position, and raced onto

>>>> airport property and onto runway 9.

>>>>

>>>> "He was going at a high rate of speed we alerted our units as soon

as

>>>> possible and they began chase," explained MIA Security Chief

Ricardo

>>>> Fernandez.

>>>>

>>>> The elderly driver actually drove for more than a mile on the

runway

>>>> before Miami-Dade police were able to take him into custody.

>>>>

>>>> A security guard stationed at the service gate, along with security

>>>> from the FAA tower, called police immediately after the man smashed

>>>> through the gate and began driving on the runway.

>>>>

>>>> "He was under surveillance from the tower at all times and security

>>>> units were alerted immediately, as well as police, and he was

>>>> apprehended along the runway," said Fernandez.

>>>>

>>>> The identity of the elderly driver has not been released. The man

is

>>>> currently being detained and questioned and charges are pending.

>>>>

>>>> The runway was closed for a short time but has since reopened and

the

>>>> incident did not affect other airport traffic.

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>>>

>>> Great job Bertie, more fresh bullshit.

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>> God i love a god k00k.

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>> Bertie

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> Squirt again Squirty.

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Not a problem.

Bertie