Driver Arrested After Vehicle Hits White House Gate

Late Tuesday at about 10:37 p.m., a man drove a vehicle into a U.S. Secret Service vehicle gate at 17th and E Streets NW outside the White House and was immediately arrested by Secret Service Uniformed Division officers. The vehicle — described in some reports as a 2010 Acura TSX with Maryland plates — was searched and assessed as safe by the Secret Service and the Metropolitan Police Department; the driver was taken to a hospital for a mental-health evaluation and authorities said charges are expected. President Trump was in the White House at the time but was not injured; officials said the building was not placed on lockdown, though the roadway to the gate and nearby roads were temporarily closed while the vehicle was towed and investigators worked. Authorities said the investigation is ongoing and it was not immediately clear whether the crash was intentional.