CLEVELAND (WJW) – New video released to the FOX 8 I-Team shows a woman driving wildly through safe sections at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.
We now know what price she will pay.
The new video we received shows a car crashing through a fence at Hopkins Airport. Another new video shows the driver speeding through areas closed to the public.
You see the driver pass planes speeding past in the shadow of the IX Center. You can even enjoy the view from the airport control tower.
Back in April, police said a woman with two children in the car broke through six fences in and around the airport.
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Court records now show the woman just received a suspended sentence and a really big bill for the damage.
Police body camera video shows an officer saying, “You drove through some fences, do you realize that?”
“Do you realize that people are trying to follow us and harm us? “Do you want to help us?” the woman replied.
In another body camera clip, police tried to convince the woman to stop holding her children.
“Let go of the children. Let the children go or else you will be molested,” an official said.
Investigators said the driver was experiencing a mental health crisis at the time.
Still, the Cuyahoga County District Attorney's Office charged her with vandalism and child endangerment.
Now, records show the driver pleaded guilty, but a district judge granted so-called intervention in lieu of sentencing.
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Now this driver has been given a suspended sentence to be monitored by a psychiatric unit, but she has also been issued a really big bill of more than $45,000 for the damage.
The city did not disclose details of the security measures following the incident. The mayor's office said in part:
“Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) continually monitors all security measures to identify best practices, system upgrades and opportunities for improvement.
“The new video shows a driver driving freely through safe areas. The new developments allow her to seek mental health help while also having the chance to pay for the damage.”
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