Overview
- Sen. Chris Coons was a passenger in a multi-vehicle crash and was taken to Beebe Hospital for treatment of minor injuries before being released home.
- Coons’s office said the senator is expected to make a full and swift recovery and he publicly thanked first responders and hospital staff.
- Local officials say the crash was set off when another driver experienced a medical emergency and struck several cars, but authorities have not released full details on the other driver’s condition.
- Reports vary on the exact scene: local fire officials described multiple passengers at the Savannah Road and Massachusetts Avenue intersection while police accounts emphasize a pickup driver losing consciousness.
- Coons is Delaware’s senior senator and recently announced a re-election bid, and officials have given no indication yet that the crash will change his near-term Senate duties while the investigation continues.