Drunk Guy Shuts Down Midway for a While

By Rachelle Bowden in News on Mar 8, 2006 8:29PM

We've all been there - completely fucking wasted, wandering, drunk, not quite sure where we are. But usually we figure it out, come back to our senses, and get the hell out of dodge without incident. You know, unless the place we wandered drunkenly onto is a runway at Midway Airport. Then there's gonna be some hell to pay.

Last weekend a "neighborhood man," who had to be shit-faced, wandered onto the airfield and caused it to partially close on Sunday after a pilot on the ground spotted him. Of course, authorities are still investigating exactly how he got through a security checkpoint and onto the airfield.

El Drunko was on the grounds for about 6 minutes before he was apprehended. Just long enough to ... say ... cause an accident? Get run over by a 737? Detonate a bomb? Take a piss?

The city security officer who was supposed to be monitoring the airfield (we're guessing maybe he was napping?) has been put on administrative paid leave while the incident is being investigated. An "Aviation Department source familiar with the incident" was all like "some drunk snuck past one of the entry points when they were processing a car there and we caught him. What's the problem? Short of shooting him when he comes onto an airport what do you do?" Hm. Maybe not let him get past in the first place? Maybe run after him and catch him? We can think of a few things ...

And the drunk trespasser? He's been charged with reckless conduct and criminal trespass.