Democratic Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania and his wife Gisele were hospitalized after a car accident on Sunday morning.
Maryland State Police told DailyMail.com that the senator was driving a Chevrolet Traverse when he rear-ended a Chevrolet Impala in northern Maryland, near the Pennsylvania-West Virginia border.
Authorities say the Fettermans were driving in Hancock, Maryland, when the crash occurred.
After the crash, both Fettermans were transported to the War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia.
The Democrat has had a history of health problems, most notably suffering a stroke while running for Senate in 2022.
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Penn., and his wife Gisele were hospitalized after a car accident in northern Maryland on Sunday morning
Since his stroke, Fetterman has suffered from audio problems that have resulted in him needing a phone- or tablet-based transcriber to hear colleagues and reporters clearly while working on Capitol Hill.
This has resulted in the installation of a live captioning system at the Democrats’ desk in Washington, DC.
It is known that he sometimes responded in half sentences to questions from journalists.
The crash happened on the westbound route of Interstate 70 near Interstate 68, authorities said.
“According to a preliminary investigation, a Chevrolet Traverse and a Chevrolet Impala were both traveling westbound on I-70 when, for unknown reasons, the Traverse struck the rear of the Impala,” a Maryland State Police spokesperson told DailyMail.com.
The collision happened just before 8 a.m. on Sunday morning.
“A passenger in the Traverse and the driver of the Impala were transported by ambulance to West Virginia War Memorial Hospital for treatment of their injuries,” the spokesperson announced.
“No citations have been issued,” authorities said, before adding, “The investigation into the crash remains active and ongoing.”
A spokesperson for Fetterman’s office confirmed the incident to DailyMail.com.
“On Sunday morning, John and Gisele were involved in a car accident with another driver.”
The couple was treated after the crash at the War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, shown above
Authorities said the investigation into the crash remains ongoing
A spokesperson for Fetterman’s office said the Democrat was being treated for a bruised shoulder
“Out of an abundance of caution, they were examined at a local hospital.”
“John was treated for a bruised shoulder and they were discharged that afternoon.”
The couple is doing “well” and is “happy” to be back at their home in Braddock, Pennsylvania, the spokesperson added.