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Phillip Washington
Coverage of Phillip Washington in the Nexus archive.
- Death of man struck by Frontier Airlines plane ruled suicide by medical examiner
Michael Mott, a 41-year-old man, jumped an 8-ft fence at Denver International Airport and was fatally struck by a Frontier Airlines plane on the runway. The medical examiner ruled his death as a suicide. The incident occurred on Friday evening.
- Denver airport security initially missed trespasser who was killed by plane on runway
A 41-year-old man was killed by a plane at Denver International Airport after scaling an 8-foot fence and walking onto a runway, sparking an engine fire and injuring 12 people. The security breach was initially missed by airport personnel, who attributed the alarm to a nearby herd of deer. The incident highlights the challenge of keeping intruders out of major airports.