DC police: Man killed after crashing into White House barrier
Washington, D.C. police said a man has died after crashing into a White House complex barrier in Northwest.
Officials said the crash happened at around 10:45 p.m. near the intersection of 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest.
First responders said the unidentified adult male died at the scene after crashing into a security barrier around the White House complex.
“At this time, the incident is being investigated only as a traffic crash by MPD’s Major Crash Investigations Unit,” District law enforcement said late Saturday.
WTOP asked officials if they could provide any preliminary information about what caused the driver to crash into the barrier Saturday evening. The department would not comment, citing an ongoing investigation into the matter.
A map of the approximate crash location is included below.
This is a developing story. WTOP’s Terik King contributed to this report.