Car crashes onto Loudoun County Courthouse property

A woman was transported to a hospital Wednesday after her car crashed through the fence surrounding the Loudoun County courthouse in downtown Leesburg, according to the Loudoun County Sheriffs Office.

The accident occurred shortly after 1:45 p.m., when the driver of the 2014 Subaru, which was emerging from an alleyway along East Market Street in Leesburg, traveled across the road, struck a Leesburg government work truck and then crashed through the fence surrounding the courthouse lawn, authorities said. The vehicle continued across the lawn and eventually came to a stop after entering the portico surrounding the courthouse entrance, according to the sheriffs office.

The gate surrounding the lawn was knocked down where the car traveled through, but there appeared to be no structural damage to the courthouse building itself, authorities said.

The driver was taken to a local hospital for treatment and is expected to fully recover, authorities said.

Loudoun County sheriff spokeswoman Liz Mills said it appeared that the incident was caused by a medical condition.

Caitlin Gibson is a local news and features writer for The Washington Post.

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Car crashes onto Loudoun County Courthouse property