Secret Service arrests man for crashing car into White House security gate

A man crashed his car into a security gate at the White House Tuesday night, after which the Secret Service took him into custody and searched the car.

“At approximately 10:37 p.m., an individual drove a vehicle into the Secret Service vehicle gate located at [17th Street and E Street NW in the District]. The individual was arrested & the vehicle was assessed and deemed safe. Our investigation into the cause of this collision is ongoing,” the Secret Service said in a statement.

The agency didn’t say whether the driver intended to crash or had a motive, nor did it provide his identity.

Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi told Axios on Wednesday that after the crash, the driver received a mental health assessment at a local hospital.

The Secret Service also said the crash posed no threat to President Trump, who was in the White House, according to The New York Times.