A car hit a part of President Joe Biden’s motorcade, which left him and his wife, Jill Biden, “shocked.” On Dec. 18, Huffington Post editor Phil Lewis reported the driver who hit the motorcade was under the influence of alcohol.
The man who crashed into the presidential motorcade last night was under the influence of alcohol, authorities said
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) December 18, 2023
Social media users had fun with the latest update to the news.
Insurance company like:
YOU HIT WHO???? https://t.co/zbVWjkRBMX— big pookie (@heybri_) December 18, 2023
On Dec. 17, Trending Politics reporter Collin Rugg put out the details the crash occurred in Wilmington, Delaware, and the first couple was shocked.
BREAKING: A car has crashed into President Joe Biden’s parked motorcade in Wilmington, Delaware, leaving Biden “shocked.”
According to the Daily Mail, Biden’s Secret Service agents pulled their guns on the driver who rammed into one of the SUVs.
The man who was driving the car… pic.twitter.com/AgDknqHgl2
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) December 18, 2023
Bloomberg reporter Josh Wingrove reported the car “rammed into an SUV” that closed down a street where Biden attended a campaign event. It wasn’t the vehicle the Biden family was riding in.
“Oh!” A bystander yelled in a video taken at the moment the accident occurred. “They dumb. They dumb.”
Immediately in the video after the sound of the crash, you hear an official order the driver to open the door.
“Open the door!” the officer ordered. “Open up the door. Open up the f—ing door now.”
According to the Daily Mail, Biden’s Secret Service drew guns on the driver. Wingrove reported it was unclear if the driver was responding when police demanded him to open the door. Rugg, however, reported the driver was compliant.
Police demanded that the driver open the door. It wasn’t clear whether the driver was responding. pic.twitter.com/4KqmJP7qNy
— Josh Wingrove (@josh_wingrove) December 18, 2023
Reuters freelance photographer Nathan Howard caught a photo of the discourse between the driver and the police. The driver had his hands up and kept direct eye contact with the officers.
Members of the United States Secret Service speak to the driver of the vehicle that crashed into a Secret Service SUV that was blocking the street as U.S. President Joe Biden exited his campaign headquarters, in Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S. December 17, 2023.
For @Reuters pic.twitter.com/I3GVlwyPT8
— Nathan Howard (@SmileItsNathan) December 18, 2023
The Bidens were not injured.
The president ended his weekend with a trip to his home state of Delaware. Vice President Kamala Harris visited Atlanta during the weekend to support her alma mater Howard at the Cricket Celebration Bowl, also recognized as the Black college football national championship.
