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  • 1/9/2024
A person was apprehended by US authorities near the White House on Monday after crashing a vehicle into an exterior gate of the presidential mansion complex, according to the Secret Service. During the incident, President Joe Biden was away from the town, and security officials refrained from specifying whether it was a traffic accident or an intentional attack.

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00:00 A person was apprehended by US authorities near the White House on Monday after crashing
00:07 a vehicle into an exterior gate of the presidential mansion complex, according to the Secret Service.
00:13 During the incident, President Joe Biden was away from the town and security officials
00:18 refrained from specifying whether it was a traffic accident or an intentional attack.
00:24 Shortly before 6 p.m., a vehicle collided with an exterior gate on the White House complex.
00:29 The driver has been taken into custody and we are investigating the cause and manner
00:34 of the collision, US Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said on X.
00:39 The incident is thought to have taken place on the northeast side of the complex, as indicated
00:44 by Guglielmi, who advised anticipating traffic implications at 15th Street and Pennsylvania
00:49 Avenue.
00:50 Although the vehicle was subsequently cleared by Washington police, Guglielmi stated that
00:55 the driver remains in custody and our investigation continues.
00:59 The crash was resolved approximately 90 minutes later, leading to the lifting of traffic closures
01:04 at 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue.
01:07 President Biden arrived in Dallas, Texas around 8 p.m. Eastern Time for the memorial service
01:12 honoring former Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson.
01:16 The White House has experienced a series of notable trespassing incidents in recent years,
01:21 prompting heightened security measures.
01:23 In 2020, concerns led to the construction of a taller and more robust mental fence around
01:28 the perimeter of the iconic mansion.
01:31 Notably in 2017, an individual who scaled a White House fence roamed the grounds for
01:35 over 16 minutes before being apprehended, all while then-President Donald Trump was
01:40 inside.
01:41 Additionally, in 2014, during President Barack Obama's tenure, a disturbed US Army veteran
01:47 jumped the White House fence, sprinted across the lawn and entered the building with a knife
01:52 in his pocket.
01:59 (upbeat music)

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