Driver dies after crashing into White House perimeter gate, Secret Service says

Law enforcement authorities say a driver died after a vehicle crashed into a gate at the White House, but the fatal collision is being investigated “only as a traffic crash" and there was no threat to the president's residence. The U.S. Secret Service says the driver was found dead in the vehicle following the crash shortly before 10:30 p.m. Saturday at an outer perimeter gate of the White House complex. The Washington Metropolitan Police Department confirms the vehicle crashed into a security barrier at the intersection of 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. The male driver was not immediately identified.