Posted on 03/11/2010 5:51:39 PM PST by GOP_Lady
WASHINGTON—Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's wife and daughter were hospitalized Thursday—the wife with a broken back and neck—after their minivan was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer truck on an interstate highway in suburban Virginia, authorities said.
Reid's wife, Landra, 69, and the couple's daughter, Lana Barringer, 48, were taken by ambulance to Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Va. Neither woman's injuries appeared to be life-threatening, and the daughter was expected to be released from the hospital Thursday night, Reid aides said. Mrs. Reid was listed in serious condition.
"Mrs. Reid has a broken nose, broken back and broken neck,'' Reid spokesman Jim Manley said in a statement. "Lana has a neck injury and facial lacerations. Both Mrs. Reid and Lana are conscious, can feel their extremities, and according to doctors their injuries are non-life threatening.''
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I agree, but my guess at 69 with a broke back and broke neck she may not be vertical again.
Amen to that!!!!! I pray there is no permanent injuries, God give the doctors and nurses that treat them, wisdom and guidance.
That’s a nasty highway there. I use to live in the area, hate I-495, terrible road.
As upset as I am at Reid, I can’t extend anything but sympathy to his wife and daughter.
Recovery for his wife might be really hard, considering her age. I hope they both do well, and have a good recovery. Let us all pray that Reid learns something about health care in this country, and realizes the folly of his ways.
There probably lucky to be alive. I’ve had those big rigs run right up on me, you think there going to run right over you.
Prayers to the wife and daughter. Also to Reid himself. I would not wish this on my worst enemy.
That is one heck of a nasty injury. I pray for complete and total recovery.
It’s terrible. Prayers for the two ladies.
” Mr. Reid (D., Nev.) went to the hospital after being notified of the accident and returned to Capitol Hill for a meeting with White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on efforts to pass health care legislation... “
His wife has a fractured neck and back and
he leaves her to pow wow with Rahm and Nancy ??
That’s cold.
20 years of driving loads up to 12 feet wide, 100 feet long and sometimes weighing in at over 110,000 pounds I can say with unbending confidence that mini-vans with women behind the wheel are absolutely THE most dangerous vehicle on the road. Period.
That may not be the case here, I’ll admit. I realize the trucker got a ticket.
But personal experience jaundices my view.
You know, red, I thank Almighty God for all the celebrutards and their families praying for me and my family every day!
You must live in another part of the country than I do. I use to travel a lot on I65 and I always watched for the truckers. I would always help them change lanes when they needed to. They are the ones bringing our goods to us. God bless all of them.
I have seen stupid car drivers change lanes right in front of a trucker. I have not seen a wreck caused by them yet, but I know it will happen.
God bless you, sir. I try to help truckers any way I can when on the roads. My late daughter and I were on I65 when we noticed a trucker having trouble changing lanes so I slowed down so he could get in my lane. When he got off the interstate, he honked his horn for my daughter. Made her day.
I use to live in the DC area. And God bless them but, I’ve had trucks run right up on my bumper and thought I was going to be run over.
Soccer moms with cell phones are the most dangerous thing God ever created!
Revolting cat! wrote:
‘Course when you’re rear-ended you can fake all kinds of injuries. Happened to me when I rear-ended some tin can with no damage to my rig and minor damage to the sucker who braked to make an illegal left turn immediately after a left turn
I hear ya! I’m no truck driver but I really think the DMV needs to Flunk more of these POS drivers. They don’t know how to drive and there’s been more than a few times they have almost gotten me and passengers killed as well because of their incompetence.
The problem seems this day and age if your stupid or insane you get a free pass in life.
There not perfect so there are some pretty bad drivers both truck and car. Doesn’t matter what time table there on, they have no business endangering people lives by riding right up on your bumper.
That said, I hope to see the entier family retired and healthy back in Nevada come November.
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