The driver was killed when a car crashed into the outer gates of the White House late Saturday, authorities said.
The unnamed adult male driver was “traveling at a high rate of speed” at around 10:30 p.m. when his vehicle “collided with the perimeter gate of the White House complex,” the U.S. Secret Service said. Posted Sunday.
“Security procedures were in place as officers removed the vehicle and attempted to render aid to the driver, who was found deceased. There was no threat to the White House,” a Secret Service statement revealed. did.
Washington DC Metropolitan Police Department (Metropolitan Police Department) Officers arrived at the intersection of 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW after receiving reports of an accident, the statement said.
“The vehicle collided with a security fence surrounding the White House complex. At this time, this incident is being investigated by the Metropolitan Police Department’s Serious Accident Investigation Unit only as a traffic accident,” the Metropolitan Police Department said. Added.
The driver appears to have been the only victim of the accident.
there were “[l]Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi posted a “copycat traffic closure” in the area after midnight Sunday, along with a statement from the Secret Service. Guglielmi added that the Secret Service investigation continues while police investigate the cause of the crash, but there was no threat to public safety. (Related: Driver crashes into White House gate, Secret Service says)
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A similar, but non-fatal, crash occurred on January 8, when a vehicle crashed into the outer gates of the White House, and the driver involved was reportedly arrested.
Last May, 19-year-old Sai Varsis Khandula of Missouri crashed his U-Haul into Lafayette Square near the White House, pulled out a Nazi flag, and left President Joe Biden and Kamala – He allegedly threatened to harm Vice President Harris and take over the administration. government, CBS News reportedcited court documents. Kandula claimed that the Nazis had a “great history” and was quoted as saying that he admired the Nazis’ “authoritarian nature, their eugenic ideas, and their one-world order.” NBC News reportedalso cites court documents.
