SHOCKING footage shows the moment Vice President Kamala Harris’ car was nearly struck by a driver believed to have been drunk.
The near-miss incident happened on a major highway in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Monday, October 21.
The moment a wrong-way driver nearly collided with Kamala Harris’ motorcade was caught on camera[/caption]
The rogue driver was travelling westbound on the eastbound I-94 highway in Milwaukee, Wisconsin[/caption]
Police said they believed the man was drunk driving[/caption]
Vice President Harris’ vehicle was surrounded by about six other police and security cars[/caption]
A wrong-way driver was recorded driving right towards the vice president’s convoy and her entourage.
The 55-year-old man was seen going westbound on the eastbound lanes of the I-94.
This shocking video showed how a white car moved to the left as the first police vehicle protecting the vice president approached.
The video then caught the rogue vehicle driving past another six cars, coming scarily close to Harris.
Police said they believed the man had been drinking while driving and added they later found an open beer can in his car, according to ABC affiliate WISN-TV.
The last Milwaukee County Sheriff’s vehicle pulled over on the highway and arrested the 55-year-old.
Police reported that the man failed multiple sobriety tests and was apparently confused by the incident.
When officers informed the man that he had nearly hit Harris’ car “he was extremely surprised and had no recollection of entering the freeway or coming close to striking another vehicle,” the arrest report said.
“He also stated he did not have any intention of harming Vice President Kamala Harris or anybody related to her campaign,” the report added.
The 55-year-old was arrested and charged with drunk driving and second-degree reckless endangering safety.
This incident has raised more questions about the Secret Service, following Donald Trump’s assassination attempt in July 2024.
The group was scrutinized after Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, was able to climb a roof in Butler, Pennsylvania, and shot at the former president during a rally.
The Secret Service shared a statement after Monday night’s incident and said they acknowledged what happened.
“We are grateful to the Milwaukee Sheriff’s Office for their response which allowed them to stop the motorist and take the driver into custody for DUI,” the organization said.
Harris’ running mate Tim Walz faced a similar issue in Milwaukee last month when several vehicles crashed behind his motorcade.
The vans at the back of a car carrying Walz crashed as they traveled from the airport to a spot on the campaign.
Walz, the Minnesota governor, was not hurt in the incident.
The wrong-way driver was promptly arrested by the police[/caption]
