{"id":2264235,"date":"2024-06-10T16:43:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T20:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senator-fetterman-wife-taken-to-hospital-after-car-accident-on-interstate\/"},"modified":"2024-06-10T16:44:43","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T20:44:43","slug":"senator-fetterman-wife-taken-to-hospital-after-car-accident-on-interstate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senator-fetterman-wife-taken-to-hospital-after-car-accident-on-interstate\/","title":{"rendered":"Senator Fetterman and wife hospitalized following interstate car crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsenator-fetterman-wife-taken-to-hospital-after-car-accident-on-interstate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2264235&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Sen. John\u2063 Fetterman (D-PA) was involved in a car accident on\u200c an interstate early Sunday\u200b morning in Hancock, Maryland. \u200cThe collision occurred when Fetterman&#8217;s\u200b Chevrolet Traverse hit the back of a\u2062 Chevrolet Impala. Both Fetterman\u2064 and his wife, Gisele Fetterman, sustained injuries and were hospitalized; Fetterman suffered \u2063a minor shoulder injury. \u2062The other driver was also hospitalized, but\u200c their condition\u2062 was not updated.\u200b Further details on the cause of the accident or any police investigation \u200bwere not provided.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) hit the back of another car on an interstate over the weekend, causing the driver of the other car to be treated at a hospital for their injuries.<\/p>\n<p>The incident happened just before 8 a.m. on Sunday as the two were traveling in the area of I-70 and I-68 in Hancock, Maryland.<\/p>\n<p>Local media reports said that Fetterman was driving a Chevrolet Traverse and that he struck the back of a Chevrolet Impala.<\/p>\n<p>Fetterman and his wife, Gisele Fetterman, were both taken to a hospital to be treated for their injuries. The senator reportedly had a minor shoulder injury.<\/p>\n<p>The driver of the Impala was also taken to the hospital in an ambulance to be treated for their injuries. No status update was available on the driver.<\/p>\n<p>Police have not officially said what caused the car accident as the incident is currently under investigation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn Sunday morning, John and Gisele were involved in a car accident with another driver,\u201d Fetterman\u2019s office claimed in a statement, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox29.com\/news\/sen-john-fetterman-wife-involved-sunday-morning-crash-maryland\">according<\/a> to FOX 29. \u201cOut of an abundance of caution, they were evaluated at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wake-up-america-bold-billionaire-offers-1-million-bounty-for-dominions-eric-coomers-comeuppance\/\" title=\"WAKE UP AMERICA! Bold Billionaire Offers  Million Bounty for Dominion\u2019s, Eric Coomer\u2019s Comeuppance\">local hospital<\/a>. John was treated for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fetterman-and-wife-involved-in-maryland-car-crash-avoid-major-injury\/\" title=\"Fetterman and wife in Maryland car crash, escape serious injury\">bruised shoulder<\/a> and they were discharged that afternoon. They are doing well and happy to be back in Braddock.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fetterman has struggled with various <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/violent-crime-on-the-rise-nationwide-amid-pandemic\/\" title=\"Violent crime on the rise nationwide amid pandemic\">health-related issues<\/a> after he suffered a serious stroke in 2022, including crippling depression that led to him staying in a hospital.<\/p>\n<p>During his campaign, Fetterman repeatedly refused to debate Dr. Mehmet Oz (R) as he sought to limit voters\u2019 exposure to him following his stroke, which has impacted aspects of his cognition, hearing, and speech. He later debated Oz right before the election but did not perform well.<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Post Editorial Board slammed his campaign at the time for \u201cconcealing from the public for two days after his stroke that he had been hospitalized.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt waited weeks longer to reveal a more complete picture of his medical history, including that he had been diagnosed in 2017 with cardiomyopathy. Mr. Fetterman had a pacemaker with a defibrillator implanted after the stroke. The campaign\u2019s response to questions about Mr. Fetterman\u2019s health is to point to a doctor\u2019s note, released more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-washington-post-editorial-board-blasts-john-fetterman-demands-full-release-of-his-medical-records\/\" title=\"The Washington Post Editorial Board Blasts John Fetterman, Demands Full Release Of His Medical Records\">14 weeks ago<\/a>, which said \u2018he should be able to campaign and serve in the U.S. Senate without a problem\u2019 if he takes his medications and exercises.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Editorial Board said that Fetterman pointing to a 4-month-old doctor\u2019s note was \u201cnot good enough\u201d and that he \u201cshould release his medical records for independent review.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>This is a breaking news story; refresh the page for updates. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) collided with a car on an interstate early Sunday, resulting in hospital treatment for the other driver. 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