Harrisburg, Pennsylvania – Senator from Pennsylvania. John Fetterman was seen driving at a “high rate of speed” Sunday morning shortly before rear-ending another car on Interstate 70 in Maryland, according to a state police report.
The police report said Fetterman was at fault in the crash.
Both cars were towed and Fetterman, his wife, Gisele, and the driver he hit were taken to the hospital with minor injuries, police said. Fetterman’s office earlier this week recognized the accidentsaying he was treated for an injured shoulder and was discharged within hours.
Earlier this year, the Democratic senator pleaded guilty in Pennsylvania to a citation for exceeding the speed limit by 35 mph, according to court records.
Sunday’s crash just before 8 a.m. happened after another driver saw Fetterman pass her traveling “at a high rate of speed, well above the posted speed limit,” the police report said. The speed limit on I-70 is 113 km/h (70 mph).
Moments later, Fetterman rear-ended the other vehicle, driven by a 62-year-old woman, the report said. Fetterman was not tested for alcohol or other substance use, and the report does not say he was distracted.
Fetterman returned to his home in Braddock, Pennsylvania, where he posted a video with Gisele acknowledging the accident, thanking well-wishers and saying this was not how they wanted to spend their 16th wedding anniversary.
Fetterman, 54, had a stroke in May 2022, while campaigning for his seat. As a result, he still has difficulty speaking fluently and quickly processing spoken conversations, and often uses devices in congressional hearings and routine conversations to transcribe spoken words in real time.
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