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White House put on brief lockdown after car rams into security barrier

A driver jumped a curb and crashed into an informational sign near the White House Monday morning, prompting a police response and a brief security lockdown around the presidential residence. The sedan ended up on the sidewalk just north of Lafayette Park around 10 a.m. However, the vehicle never reached the White House gates, which are more than a block away. Around the same time, another man jumped a security barrier about two blocks away and was arrested by Secret Service agents.

A driver jumped a curb and crashed into an informational sign near the White House Monday morning, prompting a police response and a brief security lockdown around the presidential residence.

The sedan ended up on the sidewalk just north of Lafayette Park around 10 a.m. However, the vehicle never reached the White House gates, which are more than a block away.

Around the same time, another man jumped a security barrier about two blocks away and was arrested by Secret Service agents.

Source: NBC 6 South Florida

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