Nevada Sen. John Ensign and an Aide Are Injured in a Car Crash in Las Vegas
Sen. John Ensign was taken to a hospital Monday after his car was hit by another vehicle just off the Las Vegas Strip, police said.
The Nevada Republican and an aide, who was driving, were taken to Sunrise Hospital with minor to moderate injuries, police said. A hospital spokeswoman said there was no record of Ensign being admitted.
Ensign spokesman Jack Finn said the senator and aide had minor bumps and bruise, and he expected Ensign to be released later in the day. Their car was hit as they headed to McCarran International Airport, Finn said.
The car was struck almost head-on around 7:30 a.m., a few blocks east of the Strip, police spokesman Bill Cassell said. Cassell said he did not immediately know the identity of the driver of the other vehicle or if anyone else was hurt.