Secret Service Locks Down White House After Car Crash

A car crashed into a sign at Lafayette Park, just north of the White House, on Monday morning. The Secret Service ordered reporters inside.

• 10 a.m. ET: Secret Service told most reporters to go indoors.
• Some reporters stayed outside for TV stand-ups, with agents nearby.
• Video shows the driver fighting Secret Service and National Guard members.
• Secret Service agents took a man into custody near the park.

Why it matters: President Trump was at the White House during the crash. He was preparing for meetings.

• No outlet reported any injuries in the immediate aftermath.
• The car stayed more than a block from the White House gates.

How 3 sources split on this story

Where they split: Coverage differs on severity: some headlines describe a car ramming a secure area, while the New York Post reports it never got near the gates.

What’s next: The Secret Service had not publicly explained the crash or named the driver at the time of the reports.

• Investigators have not said what charges the man in custody may face.
• Was the crash intentional or an accident?
• Who was the driver, and why did he fight officers after the crash?