A driver is lifeless after crashing right into a protecting barrier exterior of the Naval Air Station in Jacksonville, Florida, early Thursday morning, authorities stated. The accident occurred as the person, who has not been publicly recognized, seemingly tried to drive by a gate on the federal property, in line with the air station.
"At 6:30 am, a driver tried to run the Birmingham Gate at NAS Jax, sentries deployed the protecting barrier which stopped the car," the station wrote on Twitter after the crash, confirming that the motive force died through the incident. The station later stated Birmingham Gate would stay closed "till additional discover," as would a number of blocks within the surrounding space.
The driving force doesn't have any recognized affiliation to the navy, in line with the air station, which requested witnesses to name NCIS at 808-478-8353 to help within the investigation.
Federal, state and native businesses are concerned within the probe, together with the U.S. Division of Protection, Florida Freeway Patrol, Jacksonville Sheriff's Workplace and Navy police, Jacksonville-based CBS affiliate WJAX-TV reported on Thursday.
Sgt. Dylan Bryan, with freeway patrol, stated the motive force was concerned in an preliminary crash on the freeway close by earlier than approaching Birmingham Gate on the naval air station, in line with WJAX-TV. After hitting one other automobile round 6 a.m. native time, Bryan stated the person drove south towards the air station and sideswiped an SUV whereas turning towards the bottom on the gate.
"We don't suspect pictures have been fired or deadly pressure was initiated, however that's being confirmed as we converse," Bryan stated Thursday, in line with WJAX-TV.
"We need to discover out precisely what he was doing that led to the preliminary crash investigation in addition to why he was attempting to realize entry to NAS Jax," he added. "We simply imagine at this level, he was simply attempting to evade the preliminary collision."