Police Chase Led to Crash That Injured Joe Manchin's Wife

Suspect faces charges in connection with Alabama crash
By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted Feb 1, 2024 1:00 AM CST
Updated Feb 1, 2024 2:03 AM CST
Police Chase Led to Crash That Injured Joe Manchin's Wife
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and his wife, Gayle Manchin, arrive for the State Dinner with President Joe Biden and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House, June 22, 2023, in Washington.   (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

A man fleeing police caused the Alabama car crash that injured Gayle Manchin, head of an economic development partnership of the federal government and 13 state governments and the wife of US Sen. Joe Manchin, authorities said Wednesday. Police in Homewood, a Birmingham suburb, said the man faces charges of assault in connection to the crash, the AP reports. Gayle Manchin, 76, was injured in the Monday wreck as she and a colleague, Guy Land, were headed to an event in Birmingham for the Appalachian Regional Commission, her husband said in a statement. Gayle Manchin is the co-chair of the commission. She was admitted to a hospital and discharged Wednesday, the ARC said in a statement.

"She is now in West Virginia continuing to recover with support from her family. She is grateful for the outpouring of well wishes from partners throughout Appalachia and beyond, as well as the outstanding care provided by the UAB medical team," the statement said. Land, ARC's congressional liaison, also was injured and remained hospitalized, the agency said. His injuries were not disclosed. Homewood Police Sgt. John Carr said a seven-minute police chase began Monday when officers tried to stop a car in connection with a felony warrant and a traffic offense. The chase wound through Homewood and surrounding areas and ended when the fleeing car struck the SUV carrying Gayle Manchin and Land, Al.com reported.

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