North Gate will be closed for repairs on May 28

The North Gate will be closed on Thursday, May 28, to repair damage sustained in a vehicle collision last month.

The gate will be closed from approximately 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Closure signage will be posted at the end of North Gate Road near Seal Beach Boulevard. The Main Gate and St. Andrews Gate will remain open. The pedestrian gate at North Gate will also remain open.

The damage occurred at 11:18 p.m. on April 21, when a visitor in a blue Lexus SUV drove through the closed North Gate without slowing down, breaking through the barrier fence at a high speed, according to security footage.

At 12:21 a.m., Security responded to a paramedic call in Mutual 9. While at the scene, an officer observed a Lexus with extensive front-end damage and damage to a nearby bench. Seal Beach police responded to the scene. The suspected driver was ultimately restrained and transported by paramedics.

The license plate from the vehicle was subsequently found at North Gate, according to a Security report, linking the vehicle to the earlier gate damage.