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Three men dead after crashing into security barrier at Robins Air Force Base
13WMAZ ^ | 10/5/19 | Becky Purser

Posted on 10/05/2019 7:31:05 PM PDT by cincinnati65

Three men were killed Friday night when they crashed a vehicle into a barrier activated by a security forces gate sentry at Robins Air Force Base, according to a base news release.

The Air Force Office of Special Investigations and the FBI have been asked to help in identifying the men, said Houston Coroner Danny Galpin.

The men had no identification on them, said Galpin, who was summoned to the crash scene.

The incident unfolded about 9:30 p.m. when a vehicle approached the Russell Parkway gate that is an entrance way onto the base, according the release.

The driver failed to stop as ordered by the gate sentry, who activated a security barrier when the vehicle sped through the gate, according to the release.

The vehicle hit the barrier at a high rate of speed, the release said.

Galpin said the barriers are down in the ground, but rise when activated.

The driver and one passenger were pronounced dead on scene, the release said. The other passenger was taken to Houston Medical Center, where he later died, according to the release.


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; US: Georgia; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 201910; guatemala; isolatedincidents; robins; robinsafb; terrorism
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To: taxesareforever

Friday night after prayers. No ID. Yeah, this was SJS.


61 posted on 10/06/2019 3:36:41 AM PDT by Justa (If where you came from is so great then why aren't Floridians moving there?)
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To: Pikachu_Dad

Very odd no explosion


62 posted on 10/06/2019 3:57:48 AM PDT by stanne
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To: FreedomNotSafety

Cars always crash with bombs on board


63 posted on 10/06/2019 4:02:48 AM PDT by stanne
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To: equaviator

No one legit to be on base would blast through the gate

Nor would they have no ID. No one legit in civilian life goes around with no ID and doesn’t travel with two other guys with no ID


64 posted on 10/06/2019 4:15:49 AM PDT by stanne
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To: Vermont Lt

I worked daily on an air Force Base for nearly 2 years. Had a sticker on my car, wait to get waved through. One time I thought I was waved through but must have been the car next to me. Loudest I ever heard anyone yell in my life! Stopped me and checked my sticker and badge for gdd measure then sent me on my way.


65 posted on 10/06/2019 4:19:06 AM PDT by vmpolesov
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To: DannyTN

This was back in 1980.


66 posted on 10/06/2019 4:25:13 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: deport

““This is a tragedy which we all feel deeply at Robins Air Force Base.”

All? As a former 81150 I have my doubts.


67 posted on 10/06/2019 4:31:38 AM PDT by Valin
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To: deport

…...We will thoroughly investigate to determine the facts and circumstances and what can be learned from this tragedy”, said Col. Katrina Stephens, vice commander, 78th Air Base Wing. “Our thoughts are with the families of those lost.”

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Colonel Katy! 3 criminals just attacked your base and your “thoughts are with THEIR families”?????!!!!!. How about “your thoughts” being with the Air Force “families” your security forces protected??


68 posted on 10/06/2019 4:40:40 AM PDT by Cen-Tejas
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To: fidelis

Good!


69 posted on 10/06/2019 4:47:35 AM PDT by ops33 (SMSgt, USAF, Retired)
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To: GOPJ

Lol. It’s a note to self to read later


70 posted on 10/06/2019 4:52:53 AM PDT by nuconvert ( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
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To: Jemian
"0bama dropped the security procedure,...just drive on to a military base with no pass, no inspection..."

I'm calling BS also. Have worked at many US bases during the Obama years and security was pretty tight at all of them.
Granted, some tighter than others, but even NG bases required security clearance.

71 posted on 10/06/2019 4:58:18 AM PDT by Psalm 73 ("I will now proceed to entangle the entire area".)
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To: cincinnati65

Democrats looking for their next fix....


72 posted on 10/06/2019 5:02:41 AM PDT by unread (Joe McCarthy was right.......)
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To: zerosix

The barrier is supior to being armed.

Hitting a speeding driver with bullets is unlikely while raising a barrier is infallable


73 posted on 10/06/2019 5:11:30 AM PDT by bert ( (KE. NP. N.C. +12) Progressives are existential American enemies)
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To: cincinnati65
I performed civilian work around the time of 911 that occasionally required me to enter military bases. On 9/12 and for a couple of years after that, the gates included additional security: HMMWVs with armed .50 cal. machine guns in line with the gate. One had to drive around them to get in. Later, more subtle security was put in place.

One time, I breezed through the stop sign without a complete stop at the right angle turn a couple hundred feet ahead of a base entrance. The gate guard told me that it "would be a good idea to come to a complete stop at the sign". He said that hidden guards inside the facility were told to train their .50 cal. guns on anyone who didn't come to a complete stop.

Don't mess with our military, they've got important stuff to do.

74 posted on 10/06/2019 5:15:17 AM PDT by norwaypinesavage (Calm down and enjoy the ride, great things are happening for our country)
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To: deport
"This is a tragedy which we all feel deeply at Robins Air Force Base."

What, you kidding me..? Three rats bite the dust and we're suppose to feel bad about it..??
When you come to a military gate and the man with a gun tells you to stop and you don't stop, well this planet is obviously much better off with you not on it....

75 posted on 10/06/2019 5:17:03 AM PDT by unread (Joe McCarthy was right.......)
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To: 21twelve
"With that statement, it sounds like it was a vehicle with some of their own military folks in it."

Not without ID... No way....

76 posted on 10/06/2019 5:18:45 AM PDT by unread (Joe McCarthy was right.......)
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To: Viking2002
"0bama dropped the security procedure, and it was inexplicable. Sure, just drive on in to a military base with no pass, no inspection, nothing. It was amazing that nothing got blown up. That's when I knew firsthand that Zero detested this country."

Yeah... I'd say that's a pretty good clue...

77 posted on 10/06/2019 5:22:31 AM PDT by unread (Joe McCarthy was right.......)
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To: cincinnati65

It’s still weird that none of them had ID. I can see one forgetting his ID but all 3 seems deliberate.


78 posted on 10/06/2019 5:25:07 AM PDT by nuconvert ( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
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To: cincinnati65

Just saw this online while looking for an update on this story....

“A Colorado teen who helped tackle and disarm a gunman during a school shooting earlier this year has graduated Marine Corps boot camp, where he distinguished himself as platoon honor man.”


79 posted on 10/06/2019 5:28:12 AM PDT by nuconvert ( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
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To: nuconvert

It’s sad that they died and no one knows what they looked like.


80 posted on 10/06/2019 5:29:57 AM PDT by AppyPappy (How many fingers am I holding up, Winston?)
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