Sen. Chris Coons hospitalized after collision in Sussex County
Six people were hospitalized after a driver lost consciousness and caused the crash, police said, and Coons was treated for minor injuries.
- On Sunday, June 28, Senator Chris Coons was injured in a multi-vehicle collision on Savannah Road in Lewes, Delaware, and was transported to Beebe Hospital for treatment of minor injuries.
- Lewes Police Chief Thomas Spell stated a pickup truck driver experienced a suspected medical emergency causing him to lose consciousness before striking Coons' vehicle and several others.
- Six people, including Coons, were hospitalized following the collision, though all injuries sustained were minor, according to police reports.
- Coons expressed gratitude to the Lewes Police Department, Rehoboth Fire Departments, and Sussex County Emergency Medical Services, stating, "By all accounts no one was seriously injured."
- Rep. Sarah McBride shared well-wishes for the senator, writing, "I am so glad to hear you are okay," as Coons, who has served in the Senate since 2010, recovers at home.
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Sen. Chris Coons hospitalized after car crash in Delaware
Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) was involved in a multi-vehicle crash in Sussex County, Delaware, on Sunday afternoon, sending him to a local hospital to be treated for injuries, the senator announced in a social media post on Sunday evening. Coons, 62, was taken to Beebe Hospital in Lewes, Delaware, for treatment. He was later released and announced that he was expected to “make a full and swift recovery.” Earlier today, a Delaware driver experience…
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Sen. Chris Coons was hospitalized Sunday after a multi-vehicle crash in Delaware involving a pickup truck whose driver suffered a suspected medical emergency. The Delaware Democrat said he was riding in the front passenger seat of a vehicle driven by a staffer when the crash occurred on Savannah Road in Lewes at about 10:20 a.m. on Sunday, June 28. “Earlier today, a Delaware driver experienced a medical incident and collided with several cars, i…
Delaware Sen. Chris Coons injured in multi-car crash, his office says
Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., was taken to the hospital and treated for what his office called minor injuries after a multi-car crash Sunday.“Earlier today, a Delaware driver experienced a medical incident and collided with several cars, including one in which Senator Coons was a passenger,” his office said in a statement.
Sen. Chris Coons briefly hospitalized after Delaware crash
U.S. Sen. Chris Coons was taken to a hospital with minor injuries after a driver suffered a medical incident and crashed into several vehicles in Delaware, including one carrying the senator, according to the lawmaker. The crash happened earlier Sunday on Savannah Road in Lewes, a coastal city in southern Delaware, after the driver of a pickup truck suffered a medical emergency while heading toward the beach, according to Cape Gazette. The truck…
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