Authorities in Washington, DC, on Monday (May 22) night detained the driver of a box truck that crashed into security barriers on Lafayette Square adjacent to the White House grounds, a US Secret Service spokesperson said. The truck was deemed safe by District of Columbia police, the Secret Service said, adding that charges would be filed by US Park Police...
A box truck crashes into security barriers on Lafayette Square adjacent to the White House grounds in Washington, US on May 22, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video.Authorities in Washington, DC, on Monday night detained the driver of a box truck that crashed into security barriers on Lafayette Square adjacent to the White House grounds, a US Secret Service spokesperson said.
"There were no injuries to any Secret Service or White House personnel, and the cause and manner of the crash remain under investigation," Anthony Guglielmi, chief of communications for the US Secret Service, said on Twitter. WUSA television showed live video of a box-type, U-Haul truck stopped alongside a row of steel bollards, with uniformed law-enforcement officers and a dog approaching the vehicle. A remote-controlled robot pried open the truck's rear door, revealing a dolly but no other obvious cargo.A brief video posted on social media shows a U-Haul slamming into the barriers from a short distance for what the person posting it said was the second time.
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