{"id":964,"date":"2023-05-23T21:26:05","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T21:26:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/?p=964"},"modified":"2023-05-23T21:26:05","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T21:26:05","slug":"driver-charged-after-truck-crash-near-white-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/?p=964","title":{"rendered":"Driver charged after truck crash near White House"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"e1j2237y6 bbc-q4ibpr ebmt73l0\">\n<div class=\"bbc-1atl7vu euvj3t14\">\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"bbc-ccegd7 euvj3t12\">\n<li role=\"listitem\" class=\"bbc-1a3w4ok euvj3t11\">By James FitzGerald &amp; Bernd Debusmann Jr <\/li>\n<li role=\"listitem\" class=\"bbc-1p92jtu euvj3t10\">BBC Information<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"e1j2237y7 bbc-q4ibpr ebmt73l0\"><time datetime=\"2023-05-23\" class=\"bbc-1dafq0j e1mklfmt0\">23 Could 2023, 05:37 BST<\/time><\/p>\n<p><time datetime=\"2023-05-23\" class=\"bbc-1dafq0j e1mklfmt0\">Up to date quarter-hour in the past<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"e1wxwc760 bbc-1bh6w8m ebmt73l0\">\n<figure class=\"bbc-1qdcvv9 e1aczekt0\">\n<div class=\"bbc-rl27ak e1p9mbna1\"><amp-iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin\" layout=\"fill\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/polling.bbc.co.uk\/ws\/av-embeds\/cps\/news\/world-us-canada-65679329\/p0fpvljd\/en-GB\/amp\" title=\"Media player\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-e2e=\"media-player\"><noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"bbc-1b4920d e1cpbhy72\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/512xn\/p0fpvmn7.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/240xn\/p0fpvmn7.jpg 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/320xn\/p0fpvmn7.jpg 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/480xn\/p0fpvmn7.jpg 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/624xn\/p0fpvmn7.jpg 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/800xn\/p0fpvmn7.jpg 800w\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"bbc-1k5stce e1cpbhy70\">To play this content material, please allow JavaScript, or attempt a distinct browser<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/noscript><\/amp-iframe><\/div><figcaption dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1woqkw9 e6i104o0\"><span class=\"bbc-m04vo2\">Video caption, <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Watch: Driver crashes U-Haul removing truck close to White Home<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\"><b>The motive force of a truck that crashed into safety limitations close to the White Home on Monday evening has been arrested.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">He has been charged with numerous offences together with reckless driving.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">A Secret Service official mentioned there have been no accidents and preliminary investigations prompt the crash might need been intentional. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">The motive force, a 19-year-old Missouri man, allegedly made threatening statements aimed toward President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">US Park Police named the suspect as Sai Varshith Kandula, a resident of the St Louis suburb of Chesterfield. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">At a listening to on Tuesday, a lawyer representing {the teenager} informed a DC Superior Court docket choose there was no proof Mr Kandula&#8217;s actions had been intentional. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">The choose disagreed and mentioned he posed &#8220;a big threat to the neighborhood&#8221;. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">The case is predicted to be transferred to federal courtroom.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Mr Kandula has been charged with assault with a harmful weapon, reckless operation of a motorcar, a menace to kill, kidnap or inflict hurt on a president, vice-president or member of the family, in addition to destruction of federal property and trespassing. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Citing a legislation enforcement supply, CBS, the BBC&#8217;s US companion, reported that Mr Kandula is a US citizen who was not on any police watch lists. He&#8217;s not believed to have any important felony document. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">The Rockwood College District confirmed Mr Kandula graduated from Marquette Excessive College in Chesterfield, Missouri in 2022. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">There have been no weapons or explosives discovered within the car, officers mentioned. A Nazi flag in addition to a black backpack and a roll of duct tape had been discovered contained in the truck, in accordance with US media studies. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1ka88fa ebmt73l0\">\n<figure class=\"bbc-1qdcvv9 e1aczekt0\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-172p16q ebmt73l0\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-189y18v ebmt73l0\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\" data-e2e=\"image-placeholder\" class=\"bbc-997y1y eihqrxw0\"><amp-img fallback=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/1729A\/production\/_129847849_microsoftteams-image-35.png 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/1729A\/production\/_129847849_microsoftteams-image-35.png 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/1729A\/production\/_129847849_microsoftteams-image-35.png 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/1729A\/production\/_129847849_microsoftteams-image-35.png 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/1729A\/production\/_129847849_microsoftteams-image-35.png 800w\" alt=\"Sai Varshith Kandula yearbook photo\" attribution=\"Rockwood School District \" layout=\"responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/1729A\/production\/_129847849_microsoftteams-image-35.png\" height=\"549\" width=\"976\" style=\"background-color:#FDFDFD\"\/><\/p>\n<p role=\"text\" class=\"bbc-1s1cxbv ewbcsnk0\"><span class=\"bbc-m04vo2\">Picture supply, <\/span>Rockwood College District <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-3edg7g ebmt73l0\"><figcaption dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1woqkw9 e6i104o0\"><span class=\"bbc-m04vo2\">Picture caption, <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Sai Varshith Kandula went to highschool in Missouri<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Reuters information company printed a picture displaying the pink flag on the ground close to to the car as police performed a search.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">The incident &#8211; which occurred simply earlier than 22:00 native time (02:00 GMT) &#8211; triggered evacuations of native motels together with the historic Hay-Adams.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Video of the crash taken by witnesses and posted to social media present the truck stopped on a sidewalk earlier than it accelerated and collided with a set of safety posts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">It&#8217;s unclear the place Mr Biden was on the time of the incident. Earlier within the day, he was on the White Home for debt ceiling talks with Home Speaker Kevin McCarthy. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Safety has been elevated on the White Home and different federal buildings in Washington DC following a string of incidents lately. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">In April 2021, a police officer was killed and one other wounded when a driver rammed a safety barrier close to the US Capitol. The motive force, a 25-year-old Indiana man, was shot and killed. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">In one other incident in August final 12 months, a person drove right into a barricade close to the Capitol earlier than firing pictures into the air and taking his personal life. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-us-canada-65679329.amp\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By James FitzGerald &amp; Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC Information 23 Could 2023, 05:37 BST Up to date quarter-hour in the past To play this content material, please allow JavaScript, or attempt a distinct browser Video caption, Watch: Driver crashes U-Haul removing truck close to White Home The motive force of a truck that crashed into [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":966,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[802,1372,1269,318,1371,317],"class_list":["post-964","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world","tag-charged","tag-crash","tag-driver","tag-house","tag-truck","tag-white"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/964","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=964"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/964\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=964"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=964"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=964"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}