A military base in California was closed Friday night after a vehicle drove through the facility’s main gate non-stop, a military spokesman said.
Naval Base Coronado spokesman Kevin Dixon KNSD-TV said that base guards detained the driver after the “gateway runner” drove non-stop through the entrance to Naval Air Station North Island, part of Naval Base Coronado.
KNSD-TV reported that several patrol cars surrounded the entrance near Third and Alameda Streets in Coronado around 10:30 p.m.
Dixon said multiple gates at the air terminal near San Diego were locked while security personnel checked the facility.
“The main gate to the North Island Naval Air Station is currently closed due to a security incident. Please stay away from the main gate while security investigates,” a post on the Naval Base Coronado’s Facebook page said early Saturday.
later that morning, Read another post on Facebook“Gate 2 (Carrier Gate) is now open to incoming and outgoing vehicular traffic. The main outbound gate at 4th Street is open to vehicular and pedestrian traffic. The inbound main gate remains closed due to security activity.”
KNSD-TV reported that the Coronado Police Department is investigating the incident with military police.
Naval Air Station North Island is one of eight US military installations that make up Coronado Naval Base.
In February 2022, a motorist was found carrying bomb-making materials at the same gate as the base. The base said at the time that the material had not been compiled into a machine and the driver was being held for questioning.
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