The White House went on high alert this afternoon as an unauthorized car somehow made its way up to the White House front entrance causing a massive lock down of the complex. The Secret Service detained the driver and said that there was no threat to President Obama.

Here's another shot of the Honda that has the White House on lockdown by getting past the checkpoint at 17th&Penn pic.twitter.com/zp9NRd5kWq

— Jonathan Karl (@jonkarl) May 6, 2014

ABC News reports that the Secret Service closed the gates and cleared the North Lawn of the executive mansion. The unauthorized Honda Civic had a Treasury Department pass but was not authorized to cross the security perimeter and park near the White House entrance.

We are on lockdown at the White House because this Honda made it on to street in front of the northwest gate pic.twitter.com/ijmfBD4Yzo

— Jonathan Karl (@jonkarl) May 6, 2014

ABC also reports that the Secret Service re-opened the North Lawn and the northwest gate at about 5:40 p.m., though parts of Pennsylvania Avenue remained closed.

Secret Service clears Penn Ave outside White House after suspicious car enters closed area. pic.twitter.com/SLUErGTL4P

— Peter Alexander (@PeterAlexander) May 6, 2014

USSS: Driver of suspicious car in custody after trailing motorcade onto Penn Ave. Sources: Motorcade was Obama girls.

— Peter Alexander (@PeterAlexander) May 6, 2014