US EditionCar Whizzes Down Taxiway At John Wayne Airport
A contract security guard drove a sedan at high speed on a busy taxiway at John Wayne Airport during a medical emergency, causing no disruption to airport operations.
- On Dec. 8 around 1:12 p.m., a contract security guard drove a white sedan onto a taxiway at John Wayne Airport, racing past at least two planes and airport workers.
- Orange County sheriff's deputies detained the contract security guard shortly and requested a medical assessment from the Orange County Fire Authority, who evaluated him as experiencing a possible medical emergency before hospitalization and suspension.
- An air-traffic controller told a Southwest Airlines plane to 'hold position,' describing a 'high-speed chase on the taxiway,' while Rijken Vanderweide said coworkers waved wands and yelled as the car came close to the plane's nose gear.
- Airport officials said operations continued without disruption and no injuries were reported, while an investigation continued on Wednesday, Dec. 10, and the employee remained under medical observation and suspended.
- Taxiways connect runways to gates and a vehicle on them creates direct collision risk, while recording employees warned the situation could have ended much worse at John Wayne Airport.
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Security Guard Drove Car Onto Taxiway and Sped by Multiple Airplanes. Driver Had 'Possible Medical Emergency,' Airport Says
The driver, a contract security guard for the airport, remains under medical observationNEED TO KNOWA car was filmed speeding by airplanes on a taxiway in California on Dec. 8The driver was quickly detained without further incidentThe airport confirms that "the individual was evaluated on scene and determined to be experiencing a possible medical emergency"A chaotic scene erupted at a California airport after a car was captured on video speeding…
Los Angeles Times
DNyuzCar drives onto active taxiway at O.C. airport; driver is hospitalized, official says
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San Bernardino Sun
Probe continues into high-speed driver on taxiway at John Wayne Airport
An investigation continued Wednesday, Dec. 10, into the actions of a John Wayne Airport contract security guard who was caught on video driving a white sedan on the airport’s taxiway, speeding past a series of aircraft. No injuries were reported from the incident, which occurred around 1:15 p.m. Monday at the Orange County airport. Cell phone video taken by an airport employee on the taxiway and shared by ABC7 shows the white Toyota Camry whizzi…
Car Speeds Past Several Planes on Taxiway at California Airport, VIdeo Shows
SANTA ANA, Calif. — Video captures the moment workers at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, California watched in disbelief when a car zoomed by several airplanes on a busy taxiway. The bizarre scene unfolded around 1:12 p.m. Monday when a contract security guard assigned to an airfield security checkpoint drove a car onto the taxiway at a high rate of speed, the airport said in a statement. Footage shows a white sedan race down the tarmac and spe…
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