The driver of a minivan who interrupted a local TV newscast while it was on the air by crashing into the station's glass-walled studio, was charged on Monday with reckless driving, authorities said.
Gerald Richardson, 25, was seen driving erratically moments before veering into the street-level studio on Sunday night, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.Richardson's sister later told the newspaper he suffered from mental problems.He performed several U-turns on the busy downtown street before crashing the van into a thick glass panel dividing the studio from the sidewalk, witnesses told the newspaper.
The impact was heard on-air and anchorman Ravi Baichwal shouted, "Ho!," interrupting his introduction to the newscast's first story about harsh winter weather. He said the studio had become drafty.
Small crowds often form outside the studio's windows during newscasts but no one was hurt and the driver was arrested inside the van, the Sun-Times reported.
Initially, Richardson was charged with reckless driving and ticketed for driving without insurance.
雙語突發(fā)新聞：汽車撞進直播間
一輛小型貨車的司機駕車撞進了一家當?shù)仉娨暸_玻璃幕墻隔成的直播間，從而打斷了直播間內(nèi)正在直播的電視新聞節(jié)目。有消息人士說，這名駕車肇事者在星期一已經(jīng)被以危險駕駛的指控起訴。
杰拉德·理查德森，今年25歲，在星期日晚上開車沖進街邊的直播間之前，有人稱看到他所駕駛的汽車作不規(guī)則的移動，《芝加哥太陽時報》報道說。另據(jù)理查德森的妹妹在事發(fā)后告訴媒體，理查德森精神方面有障礙。直播間和人行道之間被很厚的玻璃擋板隔開，但是理查德森駕駛汽車活活把它給撞開了，有目擊者還稱在理查德森撞入轉(zhuǎn)播間之前還在繁忙的市區(qū)馬路上做了幾次U型的大調(diào)頭。
這次事故在直播電視節(jié)目中也可以聽到，因為節(jié)目主持人巴其瓦爾(Ravi Baichwal)被眼前的狀況嚇了一跳：“噢！”，這也打斷了他正在介紹冬季惡劣天氣的節(jié)目，他說現(xiàn)在的直播間已經(jīng)是露天的了。
一小群人經(jīng)常在節(jié)目直播時聚集到直播間外面的窗戶附近，但是沒有人在這次事故中受傷，而這位肇事的司機還沒有下車就被逮捕，《芝加哥太陽時報》說。最后，理查德森將會被危險駕駛和駕車沒有投保被起訴。
Gerald Richardson, 25, was seen driving erratically moments before veering into the street-level studio on Sunday night, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.Richardson's sister later told the newspaper he suffered from mental problems.He performed several U-turns on the busy downtown street before crashing the van into a thick glass panel dividing the studio from the sidewalk, witnesses told the newspaper.
The impact was heard on-air and anchorman Ravi Baichwal shouted, "Ho!," interrupting his introduction to the newscast's first story about harsh winter weather. He said the studio had become drafty.
Small crowds often form outside the studio's windows during newscasts but no one was hurt and the driver was arrested inside the van, the Sun-Times reported.
Initially, Richardson was charged with reckless driving and ticketed for driving without insurance.
雙語突發(fā)新聞：汽車撞進直播間
一輛小型貨車的司機駕車撞進了一家當?shù)仉娨暸_玻璃幕墻隔成的直播間，從而打斷了直播間內(nèi)正在直播的電視新聞節(jié)目。有消息人士說，這名駕車肇事者在星期一已經(jīng)被以危險駕駛的指控起訴。
杰拉德·理查德森，今年25歲，在星期日晚上開車沖進街邊的直播間之前，有人稱看到他所駕駛的汽車作不規(guī)則的移動，《芝加哥太陽時報》報道說。另據(jù)理查德森的妹妹在事發(fā)后告訴媒體，理查德森精神方面有障礙。直播間和人行道之間被很厚的玻璃擋板隔開，但是理查德森駕駛汽車活活把它給撞開了，有目擊者還稱在理查德森撞入轉(zhuǎn)播間之前還在繁忙的市區(qū)馬路上做了幾次U型的大調(diào)頭。
這次事故在直播電視節(jié)目中也可以聽到，因為節(jié)目主持人巴其瓦爾(Ravi Baichwal)被眼前的狀況嚇了一跳：“噢！”，這也打斷了他正在介紹冬季惡劣天氣的節(jié)目，他說現(xiàn)在的直播間已經(jīng)是露天的了。
一小群人經(jīng)常在節(jié)目直播時聚集到直播間外面的窗戶附近，但是沒有人在這次事故中受傷，而這位肇事的司機還沒有下車就被逮捕，《芝加哥太陽時報》說。最后，理查德森將會被危險駕駛和駕車沒有投保被起訴。