The door knocking incident has attracted attention
According to a comprehensive report by the international **, a door outside the White House was slammed by a driver. The U.S. Secret Service reacted quickly after the incident and detained the driver involved.
Details of the White House crash
Guglielmi, the Secret Service's spokesperson, announced in a notice that around 6 p.m. on Jan. 8, a driver's vehicle collided with an exterior door of the White House. The driver has been detained at the scene, and the specific cause of the incident is still under investigation.
**Not at the location of the incident
According to a report by the New York Post, Biden was not in the White House at the moment of the collision, so there was no immediate security threat.
Lifting of traffic restrictions and follow-up investigations
At 7:30 p.m. after the incident, Guglielmi explained through an update that the traffic control in the area had been lifted and that the driver remained in detention as the cause of the incident was investigated further.
Similar events in history
In fact, a similar security incident occurred on the night of May 22, 2023, when a 19-year-old man drove into the sidewalk near Lafayette Square on the north side of the White House and slammed into a security guardrail.
After repeated ramming, the perpetrators fled to an area hundreds of meters away from the White House. Eventually, the man was charged with multiple crimes**, including assault on the United States** and vice-president with threats of violence.