While details regarding the incident remain sparse, it’s standard for the Secret Service and local law enforcement to clear the route traveled by the presidential motorcade. In this instance, traffic on the other side of the interstate seems to have been left alone. The driver of the SUV reportedly claimed he swerved to avoid a vehicle you can’t see in the footage that stopped ahead of him to watch the motorcade pass by.

Also, here’s pictures of the damage sustained. pic.twitter.com/Jfg9WMiYvQ

— DataDebunk 🇺🇸⌛ (@DataDebunk) March 10, 2019

It seems entirely likely this incident was the result of nothing more than motorists rubber-necking as the Presidential Limo and its associated convoy rolled by at full steam in the other direction, but the lack of malice doesn’t undermine the potential threat posed by an out-of-control SUV. A head-on collision at highway speeds could potentially be lethal for any occupants in an armored limousine, just as it would be for someone traveling in a non-armored car. As many have said before, it’s not the speed that kills you—it’s the sudden stop.