A 32-year-old woman was arrested after she got past security at Teterboro Airport Tuesday morning and drove her car across two runways, authorities said.

The bizarre scene unfolded just after 9:30 a.m. when a woman followed an authorized vehicle through an open security gate before the guard could stop her, a Port Authority police spokeswoman said in a statement.

She then drove across two runways with Port Authority police in pursuit before stopping and fleeing on foot. Officers tracked her to a home in Moonachie and took her into custody. Her name was not released.

There were no planes on the runways when she drove across them, officials said.

"The incident is being investigated to determine how to best prevent a recurrence," the Port Authority said in a statement.

The woman has a previous drunken driving conviction, authorities said.

Charges are pending against the woman, who breached Guard Post D on Industrial Avenue, according to WABC-7. She had cuts on her hands and thighs after cutting herself on a barbed wire fence while fleeing the airport, the television station said.

Teterboro is the busiest general aviation airport in the nation.

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