DeSantis in Car Crash on Way to Campaign Event, Thanks for Prayers
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Involved in Car Accident While Traveling to Campaign Event
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was involved in a car accident on Tuesday in Tennessee, according to his campaign. Fortunately, the candidate for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination was not injured.
“This morning, the governor was in a car accident while traveling to an event in Chattanooga, Tennessee,” Bryan Griffin, a representative of the campaign, said in a statement.
“He and his team are uninjured,” Griffin confirmed.
“We appreciate the prayers and well wishes of the nation for his continued protection while on the campaign trail,” he added.
The accident occurred on Interstate 75 South, as reported by WTVC-TV. Chattanooga police described the accident as “minor.” It was revealed that a motorcade was escorting DeSantis to his campaign event when four cars in the motorcade collided with each other due to traffic slowing down.
Fortunately, only one member of the campaign’s staff sustained a minor injury in the accident, according to Chattanooga police. The lead vehicle in the motorcade hit the brakes, causing the chain-reaction collision, as reported by WDEF-TV.
UPDATE: Governor Ron DeSantis was involved a car crash on I-75 South in Chattanooga Tuesday morning.
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Sherri Lee, who was planning to host a Knoxville-area reception for DeSantis, expressed her unawareness of any change in plans, according to the Knoxville News Sentinel. Lee stated, “If he’s OK, I assume he’s coming, but I’m not in charge of campaigning.”
Despite the accident, DeSantis had fundraisers scheduled for Tuesday in Chattanooga, Knoxville, and the Nashville area, as reported by CNN. In the GOP primary polls, DeSantis has remained a distant second to former President Donald Trump, with Trump leading at 52.3 percent and DeSantis at 18 percent, according to the latest RealClearPolitics average.
Source: The Western Journal
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