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Drugged driver rampages through Russian airport dodging police chase (VIDEO) | |
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An intoxicated driver crashed through the doors of an airport terminal building during a desperate attempt to shake off police following a high-speed chase in Kazan. The 40-year-old man was eventually apprehended and detained. | |
Part of the drug-fueled rampage, which happened Wednesday night, and which left a wake of destruction in the regional air hub, was captured on a police officer's dashcam. | |
The footage shows a Lada Samara slamming through the glass door of the airport terminal in Kazan four times before the driver was able to penetrate and get inside the building. | |
Inside the airport terminal, the driver continued to drive around inflicting more damage. The reckless maneuvers caused a water pipe inside the terminal to burst, causing an extensive flooding in the building. | |
After ravaging everything in his path, the rogue racer drove out of the terminal and was finally detained by police. A few police officers were injured during the arrest. | |
Marijuana was found in the car, according to the local police press service cited by Interfax. | |
The driver was identified as former special police force member Ruslan Nurtdinov, 40. He has been detained for 15 days pending investigation. | |
The damage he caused is estimated at at least 6 million rubles ($100,000), in some 20 criminal counts. | |
An additional criminal case has been opened into Nurtdinov's endangering of the lives of police officers. |