{"id":49821,"date":"2018-03-22T15:41:15","date_gmt":"2018-03-22T15:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/03\/22\/driver-dead-after-breaching-gate-at-travis-air-force-base\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:48:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:48:26","slug":"driver-dead-after-breaching-gate-at-travis-air-force-base","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2018\/03\/22\/driver-dead-after-breaching-gate-at-travis-air-force-base\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI investigating fiery, fatal crash after gate breached at Travis Air Force Base"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The FBI and the Air Force Office of Special Investigations are investigating the breach of the main gate at Travis Air Force Base<\/a> in California that ended in a fiery crash and the driver\u2019s death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a release Thursday evening, Travis<\/a> officials said the unidentified driver \u201cgained unauthorized access\u201d to the base through the main gate shortly before 7 p.m. the previous night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The car crashed shortly afterward and became engulfed in flames, Travis<\/a> officials said, and the driver was pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travis officials said there were no additional fatalities or injuries, and there are no current threats to the base or the community. The investigation is ongoing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

OSI is now working together with the FBI\u2019s Sacramento field office to investigate the incident, the release said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe safety and welfare of our airmen, their families and our local community is our top priority,\u201d Col. John Klein, commander of the 60th Air Mobility Wing at Travis, said in the release. \u201cI am extremely proud of how our first responders quickly addressed the situation to keep Travis and the surrounding area out of harm\u2019s way. We are fortunate to have enduring relationships with federal and local law enforcement, and will continue to work hand-in-hand with them through the investigative process.\u201d
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The base said that its first responders \u2014 including security forces, explosive ordnance disposal technicians and OSI \u2014 and emergency officials from nearby Fairfield responded to the scene immediately after the crash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travis has not yet commented on how the driver died, what caused the car to erupt in flames, or whether any shots were fired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Local channel KCRA<\/a> reported that witnesses said they heard an explosion, and a source told the station that authorities took several propane tanks from the car.<\/p>\n\n\n\t