BREAKING | US Secret Service detains driver following vehicle crash near White House US Secret Service personnel took an individual into custody after a vehicle crashed near the northern perimeter of Lafayette Square Park, located directly opposite the White House in Washington. The incident unfolded when a motor vehicle struck a traffic sign along the park's northern edge. Security officials reported that after the collision, the driver exited the vehicle and engaged in an immediate physical confrontation involving Secret Service agents and stationed National Guard personnel. According to eyewitness accounts and video captured at the scene, the driver shouted as armed officers subdued and escorted the individual away from the perimeter surrounding Lafayette Square. Secret Service personnel initiated a lockdown of the White House complex during the security response, ordering members of the press corps inside the building as armed units secured the perimeter.