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Man drives through gate at Florida airport, tries to board multiple planes

The intoxicated driver entered active runways and unoccupied training planes at Daytona Beach Airport; multiple charges are pending, authorities said.

  • On Wednesday, 58-year-old Bryan J. Parker drove his Ford Mustang through a secured gate at Daytona Beach International Airport, breaching the airfield and active taxiway.
  • Parker, a Holly Hill resident, admitted he was "highly intoxicated" after consuming alcohol and cocaine that morning and told deputies he could not recall what led to the incident.
  • After nearly striking a taxiing Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University plane, Parker attempted to enter an occupied, running aircraft but found it locked; he later boarded two unoccupied training planes before apprehension.
  • Despite the damaged gate, airport operations at Daytona Beach International Airport continued without disruption, and workers replaced the fence at the international terminal later that evening.
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Daytona Beach News-Journal broke the news in on Wednesday, March 25, 2026.
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