West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin’s wife was hospitalized Tuesday after her car was hit by a suspect fleeing police, authorities said.
Police say the accident happened while Gayle Manchin was traveling from the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport to an area hotel with her colleague, Guy Land. Manchin was injured in the wreck but is in “stable condition,” according to a statement released by her husband on Tuesday.
That afternoon, officers initiated a pursuit involving a suspect wanted on felony charges, according to the Homewood Police Department.
Police units pursued the vehicle through North Birmingham onto 18th Street North but lost contact with the suspected vehicle in the 1300 block of the street, authorities said.
SEN. JOE MANCHIN’S WIFE HOSPITALIZED AFTER CAR CRASH IN ALABAMA, IN ‘STABLE CONDITION’
Sen. Joe Manchin and Gayle Manchin arrive to attend a state dinner in honor of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted by President Biden and first lady Jill Biden at the White House on June 22, 2023. (Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Homeland Police continued on 18th Street North and found that the suspect vehicle had collided with another vehicle at the intersection of 18th Street North and 15th Avenue North.
Land was the driver in the other vehicle, and Gayle Manchin was the passenger. Birmingham Fire and Rescue Services were called to the scene to attend to their injuries. Both were transported to the UAB Gardendale Hospital.
The suspect was apprehended without incident.
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