{"id":725,"date":"2026-06-28T22:14:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T22:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=725"},"modified":"2026-06-28T22:14:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T22:14:11","slug":"dem-senator-hospitalized-after-multi-car-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=725","title":{"rendered":"Dem Senator Hospitalized After Multi-Car Crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Democratic Senator Chris Coons was taken to a hospital and treated for minor injuries on Sunday following a multi-car crash in Delaware.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=723\">Joe Biden Shouts, Stumbles, And Mumbles His Way Through Pre-Midterm Hype Speech<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>The Lewes Fire Department told <\/span><span>CoastTV<\/span><span> that the multi-vehicle crash involved six passengers and occurred at the intersection of Savannah Road and Massachusetts Avenue in Lewes, a coastal city where the Delaware Bay meets the Atlantic Ocean.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>A driver suffering from an undisclosed \u201cmedical incident\u201d caused the crash.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201c<\/span><span>Earlier today, a Delaware driver experienced a medical incident and collided with several cars, including one in which I was a passenger. I was transported to Beebe Hospital and treated for minor injuries. I\u2019m now home and expected to make a full and swift recovery,\u201d Coons said in a social media statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Earlier today, a Delaware driver experienced a medical incident and collided with several cars, including one in which I was a passenger. I was transported to Beebe Hospital and treated for minor injuries. I\u2019m now home and expected to make a full and swift recovery.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=722\">The Last Thing A Dying Jewish Man Saw In The Hospital Was Anti-Jewish Hate They Put On His Wall<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senator Chris Coons (@ChrisCoons) June 28, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Coons did not specify or elaborate on the nature or extent of the injuries.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201c<\/span><span>I\u2019m deeply grateful to the first responders for their prompt and professional response, including the Lewes Police Department, Lewes and Rehoboth Fire Departments, and Sussex County Emergency Medical Services, as well as the capable doctors and nurses at Beebe Hospital, where I received excellent care,\u201d Coons said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI\u2019m feeling relieved and blessed that by all accounts no one was seriously injured during the crash,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>First elected to the U.S. Senate in 2010, Coons is considered one of the more moderate and establishment voices of the Democratic Party. He currently serves as the ranking member on a Department of Defense subcommittee.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=720\">Joe Biden Shouts, Stumbles, And Mumbles His Way Through Pre-Midterm Hype Speech<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic Senator Chris Coons was taken to a hospital and treated for minor injuries on Sunday following a multi-car crash in Delaware.\u00a0The Lewes Fire Department told CoastTV that the multi-vehicle crash involved six passengers and occurred at the intersection of Savannah Road and Massachusetts Avenue in Lewes, a coastal city where the Delaware Bay meets the Atlantic Ocean.A driver suffering from an undisclosed \u201cmedical incident\u201d caused the crash.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cEarlier today, a Delaware driver experienced a medical incident and collided with several cars, including one in which I was a passenger. I was transported to Beebe Hospital and treated for minor injuries. I\u2019m now home and expected to make a full and swift recovery,\u201d Coons said in a social media statement.Earlier today, a Delaware driver experienced a medical incident and collided with several cars, including one in which I was a passenger. I was transported to Beebe Hospital and treated for minor injuries. I\u2019m now home and expected to make a full and swift recovery.\u2014 Senator Chris Coons (@ChrisCoons) June 28, 2026Coons did not specify or elaborate on the nature or extent of the injuries.\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m deeply grateful to the first responders for their prompt and professional response, including the Lewes Police Department, Lewes and Rehoboth Fire Departments, and Sussex County Emergency Medical Services, as well as the capable doctors and nurses at Beebe Hospital, where I received excellent care,\u201d Coons said.\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m feeling relieved and blessed that by all accounts no one was seriously injured during the crash,\u201d he added.\u00a0First elected to the U.S. Senate in 2010, Coons is considered one of the more moderate and establishment voices of the Democratic Party. He currently serves as the ranking member on a Department of Defense subcommittee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":724,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-725","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Dem Senator Hospitalized After Multi-Car Crash - Blue Route Journal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=725\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Dem Senator Hospitalized After Multi-Car Crash - Blue Route Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Democratic Senator Chris Coons was taken to a hospital and treated for minor injuries on Sunday following a multi-car crash in Delaware.\u00a0The Lewes Fire Department told CoastTV that the multi-vehicle crash involved six passengers and occurred at the intersection of Savannah Road and Massachusetts Avenue in Lewes, a coastal city where the Delaware Bay meets the Atlantic Ocean.A driver suffering from an undisclosed \u201cmedical incident\u201d caused the crash.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cEarlier today, a Delaware driver experienced a medical incident and collided with several cars, including one in which I was a passenger. I was transported to Beebe Hospital and treated for minor injuries. I\u2019m now home and expected to make a full and swift recovery,\u201d Coons said in a social media statement.Earlier today, a Delaware driver experienced a medical incident and collided with several cars, including one in which I was a passenger. I was transported to Beebe Hospital and treated for minor injuries. I\u2019m now home and expected to make a full and swift recovery.\u2014 Senator Chris Coons (@ChrisCoons) June 28, 2026Coons did not specify or elaborate on the nature or extent of the injuries.\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m deeply grateful to the first responders for their prompt and professional response, including the Lewes Police Department, Lewes and Rehoboth Fire Departments, and Sussex County Emergency Medical Services, as well as the capable doctors and nurses at Beebe Hospital, where I received excellent care,\u201d Coons said.\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m feeling relieved and blessed that by all accounts no one was seriously injured during the crash,\u201d he added.\u00a0First elected to the U.S. Senate in 2010, Coons is considered one of the more moderate and establishment voices of the Democratic Party. 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