Overview
- Secret Service says the crash occurred around 10:37 p.m. ET at the vehicle gate at 17th and E Streets NW.
- The driver was immediately taken into custody, and officials have not released the person’s identity or a possible motive.
- Investigators from the Secret Service and DC’s Metropolitan Police examined the car, used a bomb-detection robot, and declared the vehicle safe.
- Authorities said the White House was not placed on lockdown, though the road to the gate stayed closed during scene processing and towing.
- President Donald Trump was inside the White House at the time, and officials say the cause of the collision remains under investigation.