Here’s the statement from Jon Summers, spokesman for Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.):
“Senator Reid’s wife, Landra, and daughter, Lana, were involved in an accident earlier today. They are being treated at a Washington-area hospital. While driving on a Washington, DC highway, their vehicle was rear-ended by a semi-truck. Mrs. Reid has a broken nose, broken back and broken neck. 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. Senator Reid has been to the hospital and appreciates the support he and his family are receiving from Nevadans and his colleagues in the Senate.”
We still don’t have any information on where this crash occurred
Virginia State Police now say that an Ohio man has been charged in the crash, which occurred at about 1:10 p.m. in the northbound lanes of I-95.
Landra and Lana Reid were rear-ended by Alan W. Snader, 59, who was driving a tractor-trailer, police said. The impact then forced the Reids’ vehicle into another SUV in front of them, which in turn struck another vehicle in the adjacent lane. In total, five people were injured and transported by ambulance to Fairfax Inova Hospital. All of the injuries are considered to be not life threatening. Snader was not injured.
We’re told Landra Reid is still listed in serious condition, but Lana should be released from the hospital tonight. The Senate Majority leader had been back at the Capitol for a 5 p.m. health-care reform meeting, but he has since left the Capitol again to return to the hospital.
