U-Haul Truck Crashes into Security Barriers Near White House, Driver Detained by Secret Service

On Monday night, a U-Haul truck crashed into security barriers near the White House in Washington D.C. The incident occurred just before 10 p.m. ET on the north side of Lafayette Square, at 16th Street.

The Secret Service said that there were no injuries to any personnel or White House staff, and that the cause and manner of the crash remain under investigation. Anthony Guglielmi, the Secret Service chief of communications, said in a statement that the truck had been deemed safe by Washington D.C. police.

In a later tweet, Guglielmi said that the preliminary investigation reveals that the driver may have intentionally crashed the truck into the barriers. The driver of the truck was detained.

The incident occurred just a few hundred feet from the White House, and the Secret Service is still investigating the incident. It is unclear at this time what the driver’s motives were or why they crashed into the security barriers. The Secret Service has not released any further information about the driver or the incident.