Crime & Safety

Car Crashes into Plane

A man was arrested after allegedly driving his car through an Van Nuys Airport security gate and into a plane.

— NBC Los Angeles (@NBCLA) March 25, 2016

VAN NUYS, CA - A man was taken into custody today after crashing a vehicle through a security gate at Van Nuys Airport and hitting a parked single- engine airplane, authorities said.

The incident occurred about 10:30 a.m., when the motorist drove through a gate on the east side of the airport and hit the parked aircraft on the west side of the facility, said Jess Romo, the manager of the airport.

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The man was taken into custody without further incident. His name was not immediately available.

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