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-Short Attention Span Theater-
Today's Idiots
2007-05-30
Men in trouble for driving on Pierce County airport runway

GIG HARBOR, Wash. - 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. "One or both occupants of the car already had access to the airport, so this is in no way tied to terrorist activity or breach of homeland security," said Corey Darlington of the Tacoma Police Dept.

But doing what they did could cost them their jobs. 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.
"Hoooooo-wheeeeeeee!"
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.

Police say the driver most likely will face some type of criminal charge for being out on the runway, and the FAA could step in and investigate.
Posted by:Thaque Slugum2296

#9  "This baby will out-accelerate an F-15 until takeoff!..."
Posted by: mojo   2007-05-30 16:24  

#8  Another Candidate: Woman to Stand Trial in Ambulance Theft
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2007-05-30 15:06  

#7  FORD [puke]

All of a sudden a rod started knockin';
Down in the depths she started a rockin'.

ROFLMAO!!

Touche Alaska Paul!!!

thanks Paul...
Posted by: RD   2007-05-30 15:01  

#6  There were flames comin' from out of the side;
You could feel the tension; man, what a ride.
I said, "Look out, boys, I've got a license to fly"
And the Cadillac pulled over and let me by.

All of a sudden a rod started knockin';
Down in the depths she started a rockin'.
I looked in the mirror and a red light was blinkin';
The cops was after my Hot Rod Lincoln.

Well they arrested me and put me in jail.
I called my pop to make my bail.
He said, "Son, you're gonna drive me t' drinkin',
If you don't quit drivin' that - Hot ... Rod ... Lincoln!"
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2007-05-30 11:24  

#5  Oh, and I did a runway incursion case once before.... and that was just some poor ground guy at O"Hare who drove an official vehicle (baggage hauler, iirc) around the end of a runway more than 250 feet from the closed end, and even had comms with the tower. Still got written up and hauled before the FAA. Thankfully for him it all worked out....
Posted by: Mark E.   2007-05-30 10:20  

#4  "I didn't think GM built anything that could go that fast without throwing a rod."

My cts-v and my Father's sts-v testify to the opposite! lol!
Posted by: Mark E.   2007-05-30 10:15  

#3  A security guard at the airport says the Pontiac Grand Am must have been going at least 100 miles an hour . . .

I didn't think GM built anything that could go that fast without throwing a rod.
Posted by: Mike   2007-05-30 06:29  

#2  No baloney slicer or sparrow strainer on the back deck, no retractable gear ... no ROG (Rise Off Ground). Tough shit.
Posted by: Zenster   2007-05-30 03:46  

#1  Seemed like a good idea at the time.
Posted by: gorb   2007-05-30 02:46  

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