Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in Las Vegas 6 Motorcade Car Crash
English: Harry Reid (D-NV), United States Senator from Nevada and Majority Leader of the United States Senate (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-NV, was hospitalized when the motorcade he was traveling in was involved in a chain-reaction-type car crash Friday afternoon in Las Vegas. He was released from the hospital the same day and is allegedly in good condition. He suffered minor injuries.
While traveling amidst the motorcade on Interstate 15 near Sahara Avenue the collision was reported to have happened just after 1 p.m. According to Fox 5 Las Vegas, civilians, Capitol and Metro police were involved in the wreck, as were security detail.
As a precaution, the senator was transported to University Medical Center (UMC). His office said the 72-year-old walked into the emergency room on his own. He was later released from the hospital at about 3:00 p.m. According to his spokesperson, he suffered a bruised hip and ribs.
The investigation into how the accident occurred is ongoing by the Nevada Highway Patrol Troopers.
According to the spokesperson the senator was wearing his seatbelt at the time, which reduced his severity of injury to his body.
Members of Reid’s detail and a staffer were also injured and received treatment at UMC.
Reports stated that hours after the crash, crumpled auto parts of the senator’s motorcade, shattered glass and damaged vehicles remained on the site about the northbound lanes of I-15 Friday night. Two lanes of I-15 were shut down and traffic was snarled for several hours.
There were no serious personal injuries. Most of the damage was taken by the vehicles.
The senator’s accident came a little after two years since his wife and daughter were injured in a serious crash in Virginia, per the news station.
Prior to the unforeseen event, the senator spent his time speaking at the Atomic Testing Museum in Las Vegas. He was making his way to an interview with a Spanish-language newspaper.
Post the crash, Reid gave a brief speech at the Smith Center for the Performing Arts as part of a memorial service for longtime Las Vegas resident Bob Forbuss. A source at the Smith Center told FOX5 the program was changed to allow Reid to speak near the beginning.
Reid appeared to be in good shape. Traffic however, was backed up for some time behind the accident scene.
Various news publications attempted to get an interview from Senator Reid or his security team, but they were shut down for now.
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