The below
article tells how a gate runner at Hill Air Force Base was stopped by a Delta
TT210 bollard last Wednesday, November 26.
The TT210 is
a bollard 10.75 inches (274 mm) in diameter and 30 inches (762 mm) high. It
is used for intermediate level security applications including government facilities,
corporate headquarters and high value cargo depots. Bollards are lowered for
passage of authorized vehicles. They operate individually or in groups up to
ten. TT210 bollards are typically spaced on four-foot centers.
They are crash
rated to DOS K4/L2 15,000 pounds (6800 Kg) at a vehicle speed at 30 mph (48
kph).
To see the
complaint, go to http://media.bonnint.net/slc/1368/136826/13682601.pdf .
To get a downloadable high resolution photo of a TT210 bollard system, go to www.brighamscully.com and click Photo Downloads/Delta.
Complaint filed against man in Hill AFB gate-crashing incident
By Linda Thomson
Deseret News
Published: Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009 10:38 p.m. MDT
A complaint has been filed in federal court against a man accused of trying
to ram through a blocked entry point at Hill Air Force Base early Wednesday
and then running off on foot, prompting an alert and a base-wide search.
Teofilo Frankie Quintana, 40, faces two charges in U.S. District Court: destruction
of property in the special and maritime jurisdiction of the United States, and
unlawful entry upon a military installation.
The first count is a felony that carries a potential sentence of up to five
years in prison; the other is a misdemeanor that could be punishable by a six-month
incarceration, if Quintana is found guilty.
Quintana drove up to the base's south gate around 4 a.m. in a 1997 teal green
Ford Expedition. A uniformed base officer asked for identification and "Quintana
appeared confused and stated he had made a wrong turn," according to the
complaint.
When asked again for identification, Quintana said he did not have any. Quintana
was told to stay in the vehicle while the officer contacted law enforcement
officials at the base.
But Quintana hit the accelerator and went through the entry point despite being
told to stop. The officer activated "bollards," or vertical posts
designed to keep unauthorized people from getting into the base, but Quintana
smashed into the bollards and caused "extensive damage," the complaint
said.
Quintana then took off on foot with three officers in pursuit. A base-wide
search began and Quintana was picked up at 10:30 a.m.
Law enforcement officials discovered that the vehicle Quintana was driving had
been reported stolen Aug. 17 to the Weber County Sheriff's Office and that Quintana
did not have a valid driver's license.
His first court appearance is set for Sept. 1 before U.S. Magistrate Judge
Paul Warner. Quintana is being held in the Davis County Jail.
e-mail: lindat@desnews.com
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