{"id":2267170,"date":"2024-06-13T17:21:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T21:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fetterman-at-fault-for-car-crash-after-driving-well-over-limit-investigation-ongoing-police\/"},"modified":"2024-06-13T17:23:48","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T21:23:48","slug":"fetterman-at-fault-for-car-crash-after-driving-well-over-limit-investigation-ongoing-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fetterman-at-fault-for-car-crash-after-driving-well-over-limit-investigation-ongoing-police\/","title":{"rendered":"Fetterman Blamed for Car Crash, Exceeded Speed Limit, Police Investigating"},"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\">20<\/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%2Ffetterman-at-fault-for-car-crash-after-driving-well-over-limit-investigation-ongoing-police%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=2267170&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>The article details a car accident involving Democratic Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, which took place on a Sunday morning along Interstate 70 in western Maryland. Senator Fetterman, who was driving a Chevrolet Traverse, reportedly was speeding \u2062when \u200che collided with \u2064the rear of a Chevrolet Impala. Both\u2062 Fetterman, \u2062his wife Gisele, and\u2063 the 62-year-old woman driving\u200d the other vehicle were \u200dhospitalized following the \u2062accident. \u200dThe\u200c crash\u200d report noted that \u2063no substances were tested and no citations \u200cwere issued, though Fetterman has a\u200d history of speeding violations from previous \u2064years. In response to the accident, Fetterman expressed his relief that there were no serious injuries and acknowledged the need for more cautious driving. Additional context from \u2062the article includes concerns about Fetterman\u2019s driving habits, \u200dincluding using his phone while driving, and\u2063 prior speeding citations. The discussion also hints at broader issues of political commentary, with references to electoral\u2062 concerns and challenges.  <\/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<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/%20\"><span>Jack Davis<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 13, 2024 at 12:35pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>A police report said Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania was at fault for the Sunday crash that sent him, his wife and the driver of the car he hit to the hospital, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2024\/06\/12\/john-fetterman-car-accident-police-report\/74073994007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The senator\u2019s vehicle struck the rear of a Chevrolet Impala at about 7:45 a.m. Sunday along Interstate 70 in western Maryland near the exit for I-68.<\/p>\n<p>The outlet obtained a Maryland State Police crash report that said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/just-sen-john-fetterman-wife-injured-car-crash-taken-hospital\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fetterman<\/a>, who was driving a Chevrolet Traverse, passed a witness on I-70 \u201cat a high rate of speed, well over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nfl-star-arrested-for-criminal-speeding-in-arizona\/\" title=\"NFL Star Arrested For \u2018Criminal Speeding\u2019 In Arizona\">posted speed limit<\/a>.\u201d The speed limit is 70 mph.<\/p>\n<p>No tests for alcohol or substance use were conducted in connection with the accident, the report said. No citations were given.<\/p>\n<p>The senator, wife Gisele and the 62-year-old woman driving the other car were all transported to hospitals after the crash, which left both cars unable to be driven.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Fetterman said, \u201cThis was an unfortunate accident and I\u2019m relieved and grateful that there were no serious injuries. I need to do better and do it slower \u2014 and I will,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtae.com\/article\/john-fetterman-maryland-crash-fault\/61090137\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WTAE-TV<\/a> in Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">You might have heard G and I were in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-tremendous-loss-georgia-citys-mayor-and-his-wife-killed-in-car-crash-by-driver-charged-with-dui\/\" title=\"\u2018A Tremendous Loss\u2019: Georgia City\u2019s Mayor And His Wife Killed In Car Crash By Driver Charged With DUI\">car accident yesterday<\/a>. Thank you all for the well wishes.<\/p>\n<p>Not the best way to spend our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/physician-green-wins-hawaii-democratic-primary-for-governor\/\" title=\"Physician Green Wins Hawaii Democratic Primary for Governor\">16th wedding anniversary<\/a> but we\u2019re doing well and happy to be back home in Braddock with the family. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OKFmbUXtNF\">pic.twitter.com\/OKFmbUXtNF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senator John Fetterman (@SenFettermanPA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenFettermanPA\/status\/1800294448397504969?\">June 10, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A Thursday report in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2024\/06\/13\/john-fetterman-car-crash-driving-speeding-tickets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a> painted an unflattering picture of the senator\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sen-john-fetterman-tells-democrats-get-maga-hats-says-helping-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">driving<\/a>, saying that in 2016 and again this year, he was cited for driving more than 24 miles over the speed limit, according to Pennsylvania records.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Is Fetterman fit for office?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In March, Fetterman was clocked going 34 miles per hour over the speed limit in Westmoreland County near Pittsburgh, the Post said.<\/p>\n<p>The report said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/big-sky-hypocrisy-newsom-vacations-in-state-he-put-on-no-travel-list\/\" title=\"Big Sky Hypocrisy: Newsom Vacations in State He Put on No-Travel List\">state rules require<\/a> anyone caught driving 31 mph over a posted limit must attend Driver Improvement School.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-apitype=\"text\" data-contentid=\"X5ZZ5NALIZB7FCFMRUJ2QJ5WNA\" data-el=\"text\" data-scroll-pos=\"17\" data-scroll-measured=\"true\">Drivers who go that fast over the limit must either take a special driver\u2019s examination or have their driving ability suspended for 15 days.<\/p>\n<p>In 2016, Fettermann pled guilty to going 24 mph over the limit in northwestern Pennsylvania\u2019s Warren County.<\/p>\n<p>The Post cited unnamed aides saying the senator texts and uses FaceTime while he drives, leading to concerns about his driving and fears about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fetterman-holds-phone-shows-app-use-fully-process-language\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">riding with him<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The report also said Fetterman\u2019s aides do not send him messages when they know he will be behind the wheel because they believe he will answer them while driving.<\/p>\n<p>Fetterman called tales about his driving \u201cgossip and inaccurate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Post said his office would not respond to questions about whether he was distracted at the time of Sunday\u2019s accident.<\/p>\n<p>It said the accident report indicated the person who was struck was \u201cnot distracted,\u201d but when it came to Fetterman, the report said whether he was distracted was \u00a0\u201cunknown.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>\u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Former Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn recently made that comment to Floyd Brown, founder of The Western Journal. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>And if the leftists and the elites get their way, that\u2019s exactly what will happen \u2014 no real election, no real choice for the Electoral College, and no real say for the American people. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal is fighting to keep that from happening, but we can\u2019t do it alone.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We work tirelessly to expose the lying leftist media and the corrupt America-hating elites.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>But Big Tech\u2019s stranglehold is now so tight that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without help<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  from you, we will not be able to continue the fight. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The 2024 election is literally the most important election for every living American. 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Please don\u2019t wait one minute.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>  Donate right now<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Thank you for reading,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. Please <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  today.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44685\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44685\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44685\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44685\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44685\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues. <br \/> Jack can be reached at jackwritings1@gmail.com. <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  New York City <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Politics, Foreign Policy, Military &#038; Defense Issues <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A police report cited by USA Today states that Democratic Sen. 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