The U.S. Coast Guard in Northern California opened fire on a U-Haul on Thursday night that was allegedly trying to ram through the entrance of a Coast Guard base, according to federal officials.
At about 10 p.m. on Oct. 23, Coast Guard personnel standing watch at the base in Alameda, about 15 miles east of San Francisco, saw a rental truck driving erratically and attempting to back into the facility.
Coast Guard personnel issued several commands for the truck to stop, but the driver allegedly ignored them.
The driver put the truck in reverse, then accelerated backward, directly toward personnel, officials reported….