The man who crashed a U-Haul truck into a White House security barrier Monday night has been identified and charged with five crimes, including threatening to kill, kidnap, or harm the president, vice president, or family member.
The driver was identified as Sai Varshith Kandula, 19, of Chesterfield, Missouri.
“Shortly before 10:00 p.m. Monday, Secret Service Uniformed Division officers detained the driver of a box truck after the vehicle collided with security barriers on the north side of Lafayette Square at 16th Street,” Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi said in a statement.
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There were no injuries to any Secret Service or White House personnel, Guglielmi said.
The cause and manner of the crash are under investigation.
Secret Service and Metropolitan Police swiftly responded to the scene.
Video shared by a Fox5 DC anchor showed investigators using a robot to examine the contents of the truck.
Other footage broadcast by WUSA9 showed a police officer folding up what appeared to be a Nazi flag that was laid down on the sidewalk next to the U-Haul. The station reported that it was removed from the vehicle.
D.C. Fire and EMS also were dispatched to the scene and roads and pedestrian walkways near the crash site were closed as they conducted a suspicious package investigation, officials said.
This story is developing…
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