Police investigating incident at South Carolina nuclear plant after car drives through security fences

Police in South Carolina are investigating an incident involving a automobile that drove through security fences at a nuclear energy station on Thursday.

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office mentioned it’s within the early levels of an investigation into an incident that befell at the Oconee Nuclear Station round 8:05 p.m. on Thursday.

Police say {that a} “white male driving a silver 2002 Toyota Camry drove through the exit side of the gate on the Highway 183 side of the facility,” in step with information bought by way of Deputies from the Uniform Patrol Bureau.

“After the vehicle struck the pop-up barricades that security at the plant activated, the driver backed the vehicle up and proceeded down a dirt road, where Duke Energy security blocked the vehicle in, according to Deputies. The driver then drove through a fence after attempting to hit the security officers,” a press free up from the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office learn.

The motive force then reportedly drove out of the go out of the plant the place he tried to hit a security truck with a guard in it, police mentioned.

The motive force then made his long ago onto Highway 183 prior to using into Pickens County and pulled onto some assets on Jones Mill Road the place pictures have been due to this fact fired.

At this time, the supply of the pictures fired within the Jones Mill Road space is unknown, police mentioned.

The silver 2002 Toyota Camry has an Arkansas tag of 380VDR, in step with information bought right through the investigation.

“About one hour before tonight’s incident, the same vehicle and driver also showed up on the property of the Oconee Nuclear Station. After being asked to leave, the driver drove off,” police mentioned.

The FBI mentioned it was once conscious about the incident, however deferred to the native sheriff’s workplace for any information associated with the case.

Anybody with any information at the whereabouts of the motive force of a 2002 Toyota Camry with an Arkansas tag of 380VDR is requested to touch emergency government instantly.

ABC News’ Luke Barr contributed to this document.