Career Limiting Moves - taking a spin on the runway
A local airport had more than airplanes on its runway last Saturday.
From
KING-5 News:
Men in trouble for driving on Pierce County airport runway
Two men are in hot water after taking a joyride on the runway of a Pierce County airport Saturday night.
Police say it appears the two, in their early 20s, had been drinking as they jumped in the car and took it for a spin in a place they shouldn't have.
Both are believed to be employees of the Tacoma Narrows Airport, so they had the authorization to be there, but that privilege was abused.
And the driving in question:
A security guard at the airport says the Pontiac Grand Am must have been going at least 100 miles an hour down the runway.
"They drove their car to the south end of the runway. They then drove their car to the north end at an extremely high rate of speed," said Darlington.
That's when something went wrong and the driver lost control.
The car went flying off the tarmac, through a field for roughly 100 yards, then flew about 60 feet in the air, slammed into the side of a hill, and rolled to the bottom.
The passenger suffered a fractured leg. The driver had some bumps and bruises.
DOH!
Posted by DaveH at May 27, 2007 10:54 PM