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Driver dies after crashing into White House gate

There was no threat to the White House, the Secret Service said. Police did not identify the driver.

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May 5, 2024 at 4:06 a.m. EDT
A view of the White House complex from the Eisenhower Executive Office Building last month. (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post)
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A motorist died after crashing a speeding car into an outer gate at the White House complex late Saturday, the Secret Service said.

“There was no threat to the White House,” Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said in a post on X, and “no threat or public safety implications.”