He didn’t survive. The driver of a car traveling at full speed died on Saturday, May 4, in Washington, after his vehicle crashed into one of the security perimeter gates around the White House.
“Just before 10:30 p.m., a vehicle arriving at a high speed collided with one of the security perimeter gates around the White House”specified the American secret services on the social network X.
“No threat” according to the secret services
Members of the security services present on the scene immediately attempted to rescue the driver, but he “had died”.
Washington DC police report ongoing investigation into ” road accident “ and Anthony Gugielmi, spokesperson for the secret services, responsible for the security of the American presidency, affirms that there is no “no threat or implications for public safety”. US President Joe Biden has not spoken on the subject.
Serial accidents and attempted intrusions
The White House has been the subject of several intrusion attempts in recent years, sufficiently worrying that the security services decided in 2020 to build a new barrier, taller and made of more resistant metal, around the perimeter of the White House. presidential residence.
But several incidents occurred subsequently. In January 2024, the driver of a vehicle was arrested for also hitting one of the security perimeter gates. In May 2023, a truck hit barriers and its driver was also arrested. And in April 2023, a 2-year-old child even managed to sneak into the White House grounds.
