The Secret Service announced Monday night that the driver who crashed a U-Haul truck into security barriers near the White House had been arrested. No one was hurt as a result of the incident.
The truck, which was a rental, crashed into the barriers at Lafayette Square, adjacent to the White House grounds. Witnesses stated that the vehicle sped up for about 13 feet before crashing into the barriers.
🚨#BREAKING: A U-Haul truck rams into security barriers outside the White House
📌#Washington l #DC
Currently multiple law enforcements and the secret service along with bomb squad are on the scene after a U-Haul truck crashes and rams into security barriers outside near the… pic.twitter.com/QNO28VJMEx
— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) May 23, 2023
After the incident, the Secret Service announced that the perimeter was being closed off and the driver had been arrested.
Vehicle collision at Lafayette Square: Roadways and pedestrian walkways are closed as teams investigate. pic.twitter.com/4QqNyRoa0T
— Anthony Guglielmi (@SecretSvcSpox) May 23, 2023
The cause of the accident is under investigation. Some details are slowly being released to the public. Media outlets such as Reuters reported that authorities are looking into a suspicious package and a Nazi flag found inside the truck. Images on social media show how the authorities carefully spread out the flag on the ground next to the truck in plain sight.
You’re telling me someone drove a Uhaul with nothing but a Nazi flag in it, tried to ram it into the White House, got stuck on a curb, then the police spread out the flag on the pavement so the media can get it in the shot…
The Left needed a narrative change. They got it. pic.twitter.com/LoOGOPhe6f
— Clandestine (@WarClandestine) May 23, 2023
