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National Guard military vehicle collides with civilian car in DC's Capitol Hill neighborhood
D.C. National Guard vehicle crashed into a civilian car on Capitol Hill Wednesday morning, injuring one person amid Trump's crime crackdown deployment.
The military vehicle, which is designed to withstand explosive attacks, collided with a "civilian vehicle" just after 6 a.m. on Wednesday in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
An armored National Guard vehicle collided with a civilian car on Capitol Hill on Wednesday morning as troops continued to take up positions around the city during President Donald Trump's crackdown on crime and immigration violations.
Vice President JD Vance says National Guard troops are making substantial progress tackling crime in Washington, D.C., and suggests their mission may extend beyond 30 days.
The moves come as federal agents and National Guard troops have begun to appear across the heavily Democratic city after President Trump's executive order.
The crash happened on 8th Street and North Carolina Avenue Southeast around 6 a.m. Wednesday. One person was trapped in the car, and DC Fire had to extract them. Spokesperson Vito Maggiolo confirmed that one of the vehicles involved is a military vehicle.
The Republican governors of West Virginia, South Carolina and Ohio announced Saturday they will send National Guard troops to Washington, DC, in an escalation of President Donald Trump’s efforts to federally take over law enforcement in the city.