Wild video shows Secret Service agents subdue ‘combative’ driver after car crash near White House

 Wild footage captured the moments a driver tussled with Secret Service agents and National Guard members near the White House after crashing his car into a sidewalk sign on Monday morning.

Video posted to social media showed law enforcement surrounding a gray sedan, with smoke pouring out of its hood, after the scare near Lafayette Park that prompted a brief lockdown around the executive mansion.

Authorities could be seen coaxing the driver out of the car before a brief shoving match ensued.

Law enforcement officers arrest a driver after a car rammed through a secure area at the White House.

Secret Service members work at the scene near the White House on Monday, Nov. 9, 2026, in Washington, after a car plowed into a sign near Lafayette Park.

A female agent then shouts for the unidentified suspect to “Get on the ground!”

“The driver was combative with law enforcement, but was quickly placed under arrest,” the Secret Service said in a statement.

“Around ​the same ​time, ⁠a second individual jumped a barricade near the northwest ​corner of Lafayette Park. That ​individual ⁠was also quickly placed under arrest.”

It’s unclear if both breaches were connected.

President Donald Trump was home at the time and the White House was briefly placed on lockdown after the incidents, which occurred just before 10 a.m.

The roads around the park, which is situated just north of the presidential mansion, were also closed, officials said.

No injuries were reported.

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