WILMINGTON, Del., December 17, 2023—A car plowed into a secret service vehicle of the presidential motorcade just feet from President Joseph Biden, on Sunday evening, shortly after he and First Lady Jill Biden left a dinner with staff at the Biden-Harris 2024 headquarters in downtown Wilmington.
🚨#BREAKING: Clearer footage of the Presidential motorcade incident shows the moment when Joe Biden was walking out of his campaign headquarters and about 9 seconds into the footage, you can hear the crash as a car collides with his motorcade. The driver of the car is reportedly… pic.twitter.com/LZnPoBkTtM
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According to the White House press pool email sent to the Lynnwood Times, the incident occurred approximately 8:07 p.m.
The First Lady entered the vehicle first, saying “Happy Holidays” to reporters. As Biden was responding to questions from reporters, a silver sedan with Delaware license plates plowed into a US Secret Service vehicle that was shielding the presidential motorcade at the intersection across from the entrance of the campaign headquarters.
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The incident left the President, who was standing outside his vehicle, with a surprised expression on his face, according to press pool.
Agents cornered the silver sedan, drawing weapons on the driver forcing him to surrender.
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By 8:09 p.m., Biden was shuffled into the waiting vehicle, where he and the First Lady continued their journey to arrive at their Delaware residence at 8:20 p.m.
The driver of the silver sedan is cooperating with the secret service.