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Sheriff: Vehicle crashes in airport terminal, driver charged

Mar 10, 2023, 11:58 AM | Updated: 11:59 am
This photo provided by New Hanover County Sheriff’s office shows a vehicle had breached the fence...
This photo provided by New Hanover County Sheriff’s office shows a vehicle had breached the fence line at the airport and drove onto the tarmac at the Wilmington International Airport on Thursday, March 9, 2023 in Wilmington, N.C. The sheriff's office identified the driver as 37-year-old Tray Anthony Dvorak and said he was charged with assault, trespassing, speeding, disorderly conduct and resisting a government official. (New Hanover County Sheriff’s office via AP)
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(New Hanover County Sheriff’s office via AP)

WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — A vehicle crashed inside a terminal at the Wilmington International Airport in North Carolina, but no one was injured, officials said.

Deputies with the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office responded Thursday night to a report that a car had breached the airport’s fence and drove onto the tarmac, the agency said. The vehicle then retreated from the tarmac and was engaged by deputies before crashing through the doors and windows of a terminal and ending up inside of it, the statement said. No one was injured, officials said.

The driver, Tray Anthony Dvorak, 37, was charged with assault, trespassing on airport property, speeding to elude arrest, disorderly conduct and resisting a government official, the sheriff’s office said. It wasn’t immediately clear if Dvorak has an attorney.

The airport said in a statement that it remained open with minimal impact to its operations.

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Sheriff: Vehicle crashes in airport terminal, driver charged