Secret Service investigating vehicle crash into gate of White House complex

A vehicle crashed into an exterior gate of the White House complex in Washington on Monday evening, the US Secret Service said.

The Secret Service chief of communications, Anthony Guglielmi, said a driver was taken into custody as “the cause and manner” of the 6pm ET incident was being investigated.

The White House did not immediately respond to Reuters for a request for comment on the incident.

A Delaware man was charged last month with drunk-driving after he accidentally crashed his vehicle into President Joe Biden’s motorcade.

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The US Secret Service said “there was no protective interest associated with this event”.