Sen. Fetterman in Crash, Treated for Bruises
Police and the senator's office in Pennsylvania confirmed on Monday that Sen. John Fetterman was involved in an accident on a Maryland freeway over the weekend.
According to Maryland State Police, the two-vehicle collision happened on Interstate 70 close to Hagerstown just before eight in the morning on Sunday.
Preliminary information from state police states that Fetterman, 54, was traveling west on I-70 in a Chevrolet Traverse when, "for unknown reasons," the back of a Chevrolet Impala was struck by the vehicle.
Fetterman's wife, Gisele Barreto Fetterman was also in the vehicle, according to the senator's office. Both were evaluated at a local hospital "out of abundance of caution" and the senator was treated for a bruised shoulder, according to his office. Both were discharged Sunday afternoon.
"They are doing well and happy to be back in Braddock," Fetterman's office said in a statement.
The driver of the Impala was also transported via ambulance to a hospital in West Virginia for unspecified injuries, according to state police.
"No citations were issued. The crash investigation remains active and ongoing," Maryland State Police said in a statement.
Fetterman, D-Pa., was briefly hospitalized last year after checking himself into an inpatient facility while suffering from depression.
He suffered a stroke during his campaign in 2022 that he has said did not cause any physical limitations or issues with memory or language comprehension.