Driver crashes U-Haul truck into park near the White House

The Secret Service detained the driver of a box truck late Monday after his vehicle collided with security barriers along a park near the White House. The U-Haul truck crashed into the north side of Lafayette Park at 16th Street shortly before 10 p.m., Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said. The crash was a good distance from the White House gates, but the incident prompted road and sidewalk closures, and the nearby Hay-Adams Hotel had to be evacuated. U.S. Park Police arrested the driver, who was not immediately identified, and...