Driver dead after trying to run gate at Florida naval air station entrance

A driver that tried to run through the guarded entrance of a Florida naval air station is dead.

Officials with NAS Jacksonville confirmed the incident from 6:30 a.m. Thursday morning on social media.

At 6:30 am, a driver attempted to run the Birmingham Gate at NAS Jax, sentries deployed the protective barrier which stopped the vehicle. The driver is deceased and has no known military affiliation. Investigators are on the scene. Witnesses need to call NCIS at (808) 478-8353.

— NAS Jacksonville (@NASJax_) September 15, 2022

“A driver attempted to run the Birmingham Gate at NAS Jax, sentries deployed the protective barrier which stopped the vehicle,” reads a post on the station’s Twitter account. “The driver is deceased and has no known military affiliation. Investigators are on the scene.”

Witnesses were asked to call NCIS at (808) 478-8353.

URGENT- incident at NAS Jacksonville at the Birmingham gate – Approx 630am a man tried to run the gate – the barrier was deployed and the vehicle was stopped at this time one man is deceased @FCN2go pic.twitter.com/d8zzWzpKwy

— Joe (@tvjoe12) September 15, 2022

The gate will remain closed, officials said, but other drivers could access the station through two other gates.

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