Charges in airport SUV crash pending
The 67-year-old Southgate man who drove his Cadillac SUV into the Evans Terminal at Detroit Metro Airport last Friday morning has not been criminally charged as the investigation into the incident continues.
Authorities said criminal charges from the office of the Wayne County Prosecutor are pending but noted the man appeared disoriented when he drove into the terminal at about 9:41 a.m. May 29. Officials said the man told them he was at the airport to “meet Tom Cruise to save his dad” according to incident reports.
The driver entered the airport going the wrong way toward the departure gates, then maneuvered his vehicle through gaps in several concrete barriers, drove over the sidewalk and crashed through the glass doors near entrance number four, according to investigators.
Authorities said this is the second vehicle crash at the airport since January. No serious injuries were reported in the most recent incident although one woman experienced a minor injury to her leg while attempting to avoid the oncoming vehicle. Authorities said she refused medical treatment and boarded her flight.
Airport police arrested the driver at the scene according to Tadarial Sturdivant, vice president of public safety at the airport.
This is the second crash into airport doors since January.
