Authorities have released the identity of the driver accused of stealing a police SUV then allegedly crashing it into the Hoboken Terminal this morning.
According to authorities, police responded to the Hoboken Terminal, located at 1 Hudson Place, sometime around 8 a.m. for a report of a crash.
Upon arrival, police learned that Brito Avalos Santiago, a Mexican national, exited a Hoboken-bound train from Suffern, New York, trespassed through a "restricted" NJ Transit parking lot and began looking for an unlocked police vehicle.
Authority said Santiago found an unlocked K-9 SUV with spare keys inside and ultimately drove the SUV through the station's waiting room doors.
The motive remains under investigation, but authorities do not believe the incident was an act of terrorism.
Police arrested Santiago after officers broke a passenger window to remove him from the vehicle.
Officials said Santiago has been charged with risk of causing widespread injury or harm, theft of movable property, impersonation a law enforcement officer, and two counts of burglary.
The incident remains under by the NJ Transit police.