United States senator John Fetterman (D., Pa.) and his wife, Gisele, were involved in a two-car accident on a Maryland interstate over the weekend, police said to local CBS affiliate KDKA. Both are in good health after being evaluated at a nearby hospital, Fetterman’s office wrote in a statement.
Just before 8:00 a.m. on Sunday, Maryland State Police officers responded to reports of a crash on Interstate 70 near Interstate 68 in Hancock, Maryland, close to the state’s borders with Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Police said that Fetterman, driving a Chevrolet Traverse, struck the rear end of a Chevrolet Impala while both cars were heading westward on the highway, KDKA reported. At least one person in Fetterman’s car and the driver of the Impala were brought by ambulance to War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, for treatment, though no more specifics have been released about the details of the crash or the status of the driver of the Impala.
Officials noted in a statement that the cause of the crash is unclear at the moment.
“According to a preliminary investigation, a Chevrolet Traverse and a Chevrolet Impala were both traveling west on I-70 when, for unknown reasons, the Traverse struck the rear of the Impala. A passenger in the Traverse and the operator of the Impala were transported by ambulance to War Memorial Hospital in West Virginia for treatment of their injuries,” a Maryland State Police spokesperson said. “No citations were issued and the crash investigation remains active and ongoing.”
“On Sunday morning, John and Gisele were involved in a car accident with another driver,” a Fetterman spokesperson told KDKA in a statement. “Out of an abundance of caution, they were evaluated at a local hospital. John was treated for a bruised shoulder and they were discharged that afternoon. They are doing well and happy to be back in Braddock.”