Kamala Harris car accident

2022 - 10 - 6

Secret Service says VP Harris' motorcade first reported mechanical ... (CNN)

Vice President Kamala Harris was involved in a minor car accident earlier this week, the Secret Service said Thursday, and the agency now says her vehicle ...

And 11 Secret Service members [were implicated in an investigation](https://www.cnn.com/2012/04/17/us/secret-service-colombia) over whether several agents brought prostitutes back to their hotel in Colombia ahead of a presidential visit. [two Secret Service employees were sent home](https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/20/politics/secret-service-agents-south-korea/index.html) from South Korea following an altercation with a cab driver and two Korean nationals just as Biden embarked on his first Asia tour since taking office. [Over the last decade](https://www.cnn.com/2017/04/06/politics/timeline-secret-service-misconduct), the Secret Service has been scrutinized over troubling security lapses and repeated misconduct among its ranks. [And in July](https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/13/politics/secret-service-israel), a member of the US Secret Service Counter Assault Team was detained by the Israeli national police in Jerusalem after he allegedly assaulted a woman outside of a bar. “During a protective movement Monday, a vehicle in a motorcade had a minor overcorrection and struck a curb,” Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said in a statement on Thursday. [repeatedly](https://www.cnn.com/2015/12/03/politics/secret-service-report) had to [respond](https://www.cnn.com/2017/03/23/politics/secret-service-white-house-fence-jumper) to [individuals](https://www.cnn.com/2014/10/02/politics/white-house-security-breach-fallout) who had [jumped](https://www.cnn.com/2017/03/18/politics/white-house-security-breaches-trnd) onto the White House lawn. The incident occurred on Harris’ regular route to work. Guglielmi also said: “Initial radio traffic indicated this was a mechanical failure and that was communicated to agency leadership by personnel supporting the motorcade movement. [Washington Post in 2014](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/secret-service-stumbled-after-gunman-hit-white-house-residence-in-2011/2014/09/27/d176b6ac-442a-11e4-b437-1a7368204804_story.html) also reported on a series of security lapses after a man fired a semi-automatic rifle from outside the White House at its facade, including that Secret Service did not conduct a proper investigation until days after the incident. [Agents’ actions](https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/29/politics/tony-ornato-leaving-us-secret-service/index.html) and the agency’s data retention have [also](https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/11/politics/secret-service-memo-investigation-efforts-to-impede/index.html) been examined by the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol. “The protectee was transferred to a secondary vehicle and the motorcade continued to its destination. [In April,](https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/08/politics/secret-service-impersonators-prosecution/index.html) four Secret Service employees were put on leave after being accused in a federal investigation of being duped by two men claiming to be Department of Homeland Security agents.

Kamala Harris was in accident falsely dismissed as 'mechanical ... (New York Post)

Vice President Kamala Harris was involved in a minor car accident Monday, -one that was initially — and falsely — dismissed as “mechanical failure.”

Harris was heading to the White House just before 10:30 a.m. “Oh my God — it’s Kamala! Despite the VP’s SUV crashing, it was initially described by the Secret Service as a “mechanical failure” even in an alert to senior leadership explaining the motorcade’s delay, the Washington Post’s sources said.

Kamala Harris Was Involved in a Minor Motorcade Accident Earlier ... (PEOPLE.com)

An SUV that Vice President Kamala Harris was riding in struck a curb in Washington, D.C. on Monday, damaging the tire and forcing the motorcade to stop.

The Post reported that the impact caused tire damage and brought the vice president's motorcade to a stop. [Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/04/06/fbi-investigation-navy-yard/). 5 and Jan. "The protectee was transferred to a secondary vehicle and the motorcade continued to its destination. There were no injuries to anyone." [CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/06/politics/kamala-harris-car-accident/index.html).

Secret Service Doesn't Know How to Drive, Pull Off Cover-up (New York Magazine)

An SUV taking Vice-President Kamala Harris to work Monday hit a curb, but the Secret Service initially said it was a “mechanical failure.”

“Initial radio traffic indicated this was a mechanical failure, and that was communicated to agency leadership by personnel supporting the motorcade movement,” he said. In July of this year, an agent was sent home from Joe Biden’s [trip](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/secret-service-employee-sent-home-israel-physical-encounter-rcna38083) to Israel after being involved in a physical encounter. It appears the Secret Service tried to cover up what happened, initially citing “mechanical failure” as the reason for moving Harris and making no mention of an accident. In 2014, an intruder [breached](https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/30/us/white-house-intruder-got-farther-than-first-reported-official-says.html) the White House and made it all the way to the East Room before being tackled by security. [Secret Service](https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/07/the-case-of-the-missing-january-6-secret-service-texts.html) is rolling its “days without a concerning incident” sign back to zero. Video of the accident surfaced Monday night on TikTok:

US vice president Kamala Harris involved in car accident which ... (Sky News)

Secret Service director Kim Cheatle was said to have expressed concerns that the incident had been initially described as a mechanical failure, ...

"We are proud of the detail. There were no injuries to anyone." Secret Service director Kim Cheatle was said to have expressed concerns that the incident had been initially described as a mechanical failure, and was then relieved to get the fuller account, according to a newspaper report.

US: Secret Service allegedly covered up a car accident involving VP ... (WION)

US vice president Kamala Harris was involved in a car accident on Monday that the Secret Service incorrectly labelled as a "mechanical failure.

Director of the Secret Service Kim Cheatle voiced worry that the incident had been "mischaracterised" as a "mechanical failure," according to the report. I've seen no news reports of this strange incident. According to this tiktok user, VP Kamala Harris' motorcade crashed yesterday morning.

How Is It That We're Just Now Finding Out About VP Kamala Harris ... (The Root)

USA Today reports that the car in which Vice President Kamala Harris was riding in her motorcade was in a minor accident on its way to the White House early ...

“Initial radio traffic indicated this was a mechanical failure and that was communicated to agency leadership by personnel supporting the motorcade movement,” Guglielmi [a Secret Service spokesman] said in the statement. No one was hurt and the Secret Service quickly transferred her to another vehicle to continue the ride. [two Secret Service employees were sent home]from South Korea following an altercation with a cab driver and two Korean nationals just as Biden embarked on his first Asia tour since taking office. The phone holder at the center is compatible with most phones thanks to the adjustable grip. [Over the last decade], the Secret Service has been scrutinized over troubling security lapses and repeated misconduct among its ranks. And with the wireless remote, you won’t be running back and forth behind the phone to start recording.