A vehicle crashed onto the sidewalk near the White House on Monday morning, prompting a response from the Secret Service and National Guard and the closure of roads surrounding the presidential residence.
Secret Service Police and National Guard personnel responded just before 10 a.m. to the north side of Lafayette Park, near the intersection of 16th Street and H Street NW, after a vehicle crashed onto the sidewalk, according to a Secret Service spokesperson.
The driver was combative with law enforcement but was quickly arrested, the spokesperson said. A second individual also jumped a barricade near the northwest corner of Lafayette Park around the same time and was taken into custody.
The Secret Service’s Metropolitan Police Department Explosive Ordnance Disposal team was called to sweep the vehicle as a precaution. Roads surrounding Lafayette Park were subsequently closed.
Details surrounding both incidents remain unclear, including what prompted the vehicle to crash, why the driver was in the area, and whether either individual posed a specific threat to the White House. The Secret Service said both incidents remain under investigation.
White House journalists were ordered inside the building around 10 a.m. as the security response unfolded.