YAKIMA, Wash. — The Yakima Air Terminal (YKM) canceled some operations Friday morning after a car crashed into the airport's control tower on the corner of Washington and Airfair Way. The driver died
According to the Yakima Police Department (YPD), the driver suffered from life-threatening injuries and he later died, according to YPD.
The YPD said the vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed and crashed into power boxes and the control tower. The crash is under investigation but according to deputies impairment is suspected.
The airport had to cancel its Friday morning flight operated by Alaska/Horizon, which was scheduled to leave from Yakima to Seattle at 6 a.m. Another flight that was scheduled to depart at 2:20 p.m. this afternoon was also canceled. Private flights are operating normally.
According to the YPD website, the YPD Terminal-McAllister Field provides the Yakima Valley with air transportation services and facilities, which include commercial air service provided by Alaska Airlines, charter air service provided by Swift Air and Sun Country Airlines, and air cargo services.