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Driver of Toyota Camry wanted following incident at Oconee Nuclear Station, deputies say
[WYFF] 48 hour ruleOCONEE COUNTY, S.C. — Deputies are looking for a driver who they say drove through a gate at the Oconee Nuclear Station Thursday night, according to Master Deputy Jimmy Watt from the Oconee County Sheriff's Office. Deputies responded to the plant around 8 p.m. after a man drove his silver 2002 Toyota Camry through the exit side of the gate on the Highway 183 side of the facility, Watt said. Advertisement According to Watt, 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. The driver then drove through a fence after attempting to hit the security officers, Watt said. According to Watt, the driver then drove out of the exit of the plant, where he attempted to hit a security truck with a guard in it. After driving back onto Highway 183, the driver then drove into Pickens County and pulled onto some property on Jones Mill Road, where shots were fired, Watt said. According to Watt, at this time, the source of the shots fired in the Jones Mill Road area is unknown. The silver 2002 Toyota Camry has an Arkansas tag of 380VDR, according to information obtained during the investigation, Watt said. About one hour before tonight’s incident, the same vehicle and driver also showed up on the property of the Oconee Nuclear Station, Watt said. According to Watt, after being asked to leave, the driver drove off. If you have any information on the whereabouts of the driver of a 2002 Toyota Camry with an Arkansas tag of 380VDR, you are asked to call 911 immediately. According to Duke Energy's website, with three nuclear reactors, Oconee Nuclear Station is one of the nation’s largest nuclear plants. Since beginning operation in 1973, it has safely and reliably generated more than 500 million megawatt-hours of electricity. Posted by: Frank G 2023-11-03 |
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