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SUV crashes into Evans Terminal at Detroit Metro Airport, driver arrested

A driver crashed an SUV into the Evans Terminal at Detroit Metro Airport Friday morning. 

The crash happened around 10 a.m. at the airport in Romulus, Michigan, when a driver drove a Cadillac SUV between the barricades outside the terminal and into its front door, stopping just before a security checkpoint. The driver is in custody, and police are investigating.  

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A driver crashed an SUV into the Evans Terminal at Detroit Metro Airport Friday morning.  Gino Vicci/CBS Detroit

No serious injuries have been reported, according to the Wayne County Airport Authority. 

Officials will provide additional updates in a press conference at 2 p.m. ET on Friday. CBS News Detroit is streaming live coverage of that press conference. 

Man drives car into McNamara Terminal in January 

The car crash at the Evans Terminal on Friday follows a crash into the McNamara Terminal in late January. 

On Jan. 23, a man crashed a Mercedes-Benz sedan into the McNamara Terminal near Delta Air Lines' check-in counters 

The Wayne County Airport Authority said that the vehicle drove through an airport entrance and struck a ticket counter. The driver was taken into custody, and six people were treated at the scene by firefighters.   

This is a developing story and will be updated. 

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