Reid's wife and daughter in car accident

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Source: CNN

Washington (CNN) - The wife and daughter of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid have been taken to a Washington area hospital after being involved in a car accident.

"Today Senator Reid's wife, Landra, and daughter, Lana, were involved in an accident in which their vehicle was rear-ended. They are both being treated at a Washington-area hospital," Reid's office said in a statement Thursday afternoon.


Read more: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/03/11/reids-wife-and-daughter-in-car-accident/?fbid=hdPF9W1etq6

[Mimosa]

1. Oh, no.

That's sad.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

2. :tfh:

:tinfoilhat:

[Delphinus]

23. That was

the first thing that ran through my mind ... damn!

[The Hope Mobile]

52. . . . and then he had to go to the WH to meet with Rahm re healthcare!

He left his wife and daughter to go to the WH to talk about the topic of the hour . . . will he push for the public option or not?

[Rhiannon12866]

3. K&R. What awful news!

Wishing them all the best... ;(

[LakeSamish706]

4. Damn, hope there both ok. Whiplash would be a real concern here! n/t

[mitchum]

5. And after Harry insisted that they yield to everyone!

[Mojambo]

8. I'm only laughing at this because it appears that they're okay.

Good one.

[Tx4obama]

22. Nope, they are not okay

Reid’s wife broke her back and neck and nose, and his daughter has a neck injury.
They do not have life threatening injuries but they are far from being okay.

[Mojambo]

25. I hope they recover well

They'll be getting top of the line medical care, so that's good.

[yava]

44. Its very serious if she is the same age as her husband

I hope their health insurance covers all!

[Tx4obama]

57. Reid's wife is 69 years old. n/t

[saracat]

6. Best wishes. Hope they are okay.

[Mithreal]

12. +1

[Dappleganger]

7. Hoping for the best. I've had multiple

rear-end collisions and now have chronic spasms and a nice little titanium rod in my neck because of it. :(

[wryter2000]

9. Wishing all the best for them

"Being treated" sounds not too threatening. Let's hope that's correct.

[cornermouse]

10. Rear-ended doesn't sound too bad.

I'd be more worried if it was a head-on or t-bone.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

13. Also depends on the speed of the crash, I assume...

...I've been rear-ended in three different accidents, and with hindsight, I can say (after medical examinations at the time) that the majority of health issues I faced were muscle tension brought on by anger over being rear-ended. I tensed up like a coiled spring, and when you do that, the minute you relax, you hurt. I had no actual "injuries" in strict medical terms but hurt like hell, especially in the neck and shoulders.

[era veteran]

24. Be careful, I had nerve damage which laid dormant for twenty years

Then I started getting spasms.

[Hepburn]

11. I was wondering if this was another Toyota thread.

Hope wife and daughter are fine.

[The Hope Mobile]

14. If I were wearing a tin foil hat . . . I'd say

that this might be intended to warn against pushing the public option . . . Go ahead . . . flame away.

[rhett o rick]

15. No truth to the rumor that the other vehicle was a black hummer with a strange "Xe" on the side. nt

[The Hope Mobile]

17. :-) Hope they stay out of small planes. nt

[PatrynXX]

38. I was wondering about that.

Pulling a "The Fugitive" up against the wall trick. oh we can get to you or your family.

[The Hope Mobile]

51. Interesting how he then had to leave the hospital to go to the WH to talk to Rahm

about healthcare!!

[dencol]

16. Must be nice to have health insurance.

At least they have access to insurance so they can be treated for their injuries. After being taken to the ER under the same circumstances, they told me my injuries were not life-threatening, so they discharged me. I haven't been able to get treatment because the liable party's insurance refuses to pay after I was rear-ended.

[Wizard777]

18. Beat me to it.

[dencol]

56. Personally, I hope this bankrupts his family.

Maybe then he will understand what so many of us are going through. But who am I kidding? They are undoubtedly on some type of government insurance plan, so they will be fine.

[Wizard777]

60. I wouldn't go that far. I'm of the position that that's a horrible thing to happen to ANYONE.

But in a morbid way I am somewhat grateful that God, Fate, Karma, Life or {insert your favorite supreme being here} has shown him what he's really fighting for in the health care arena. I think his primary concern should be with the health of his wife and child just like any other person with a family. But I also hope there is a nagging lil voice coming from that dark cloud following him saying, My God what if you didn't have insurance? How would you pay for all this? I just wish Harry Reid Wisdom. Not any kind of harm.

[dencol]

63. I think it is the only way he will learn.

Of course, I am bitter because it happened to me a couple of times. I was hit in 2003 and lost my career because of it, and therefore lost my insurance so I couldn't get the back surgery I needed. Then, within a few months of filing for bankruptcy, I was rear-ended while at a standstill on the highway. I was unable to work at my new job, so was forced to resign. I have no health insurance and can't even be treated for the injuries. Anybody opposed to getting care for all Americans deserves something like this to happen to them, so they can understand the importance of care. It sounds mean, but it would save a lot of lives.

On edit: This is a good example of why insurance cannot be tied to a job. When sick or injured, sometimes you can't work and loose your benefits.

[Jennicut]

19. His wife broke her neck so it is very serious but apparently not life threatening.

[madmax]

20. Not life threating but, I wouldn't want those injuries.

'Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s wife broke her back and neck and his daughter suffered a neck injury in an auto accident, a spokesman said late Thursday afternoon.'
Read more: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/03/11/reids-w...

[orion007]

21. Being reported that Reid left the hospital and returned to the WH to meet

with Rahm about health care.
This is inconsolable behavior by Reid if true.
Grounds for divorce if he were my husband .

[Tx4obama]

27. They are both probably in ICU, so not much Reid could do sitting there.

I'm sure the doctor told him to come back later.
It's not far away so he can return after work.

[orion007]

30. Huh? His wife just suffered a broken neck, back and nose

His place is by her and his daughter, not at work.
Taking a" he can do nothing attitude "is a lame excuse for a serious flaw lurking somewhere within Reid's emotional make-up.
I'm truly appalled by his behavior.

[CreekDog]

31. You know, why don't you let Reid and his family decide where the right place for him is

i mean wow.

[Dappleganger]

34. Exactly.

They've been married longer than most of us, they know what they need to do.

[orion007]

35. Wow? you're dam right, leaving both of them

[Tx4obama]

32. You can't sit with people in ICU, you are only allowed in for short periods of time

He WAS there, and he will be back there later.
There is no need for him to sit out in the waiting room all day.

[Dappleganger]

33. Are you kidding?

Having gone through MULTIPLE surgeries, I would kick my husband ass if he didn't do his job and help push through healthcare reform (especially the public option). She is safe, medical folks are taking good care of her (and probably her friends and other family too. There are millions of Americans depending on him right now and he needs to keep that in mind, too.

[orion007]

39. Agree to disagree, healthcare or no healthcare, n/t

[goclark]

54. +1000

[undergroundrailroad]

58. When you truly think about it, the irony is glaring. n/t

[Neurotica]

26. Awful - they were rear-ended by a tractor-trailer then pushed into a car

in front of them.

I-95 is notorious for stop-and-go traffic all around DC. My worst fear is to have a tractor trailer behind me in those situations.

[Faygo Kid]

28. The FReepers rejoice about injuries to his wife and daughter.

Pigs. There are some expressing decent sentiments, but most are pleased about it. Couldn't resist confirming what I knew would be true. I don't think DU would enjoy such serious injuries to any Republican senator's wife and daughter. In fact, I know it.

Those enjoying it are hereby consigned to the lowest rings of hell.

[madmax]

29. We're no angels but

apolitical family members are off limits. I've rarely read any posts that are remotely as vile as those on the freak site.

[Dappleganger]

37. Yep, the families are off limits for those kinds of things.

Damn freepers, of course they really show just how deep their religious faith and charity during times like this, don't they?

[Odin2005]

36. OMG!

:(

[WileEcoyote]

40. See what kind of record the truck driver had.

Vehicular executions are less suspect than others. Nascar does it every couple of years or so. In fact look into the career of the truck driver alleged in hitting the Senator's family car. See if he was a pretty good race driver once. Check into whether or if he had gambling or drug debts. Leveraged by black operations to pull off the hit.

As Roosevelt said: "Nothing happens in this town by accident"

[Dappleganger]

41. The thought did cross my mind.

We've driven through there so many times on the way to grandmas and it was scary every single time, but one cannot help but wonder if there was motive involved.

[WileEcoyote]

43. Difficult to prove one way or another

One hint is that if it were a real hit the CIA would have to stymie any kind of serious investigation.

If the truck driver gets off with just a wrist slapper? Then he was a tool.

Patsies have been planted all over the place. Oswald and Sirhan just being the most obvious ones. Could well be a Manchurian Candidate tried to whack the Reids and I'm am dead serious with the thought.

They hid the MK Ultra for decades. Who said they really stopped programming the subjects?

[GoddessOfGuinness]

42. I hope they're ok...

...and I hope this was truly an accident.

[HereSince1628]

45. Best Wishes to him and his family

Empathy, like the rain, softens even the hardest hearts.

Peace Be With You, Harry.

[midnight]

46. Crash leaves Reid's wife with broken neck, back

Source: MSNBC

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's wife and daughter were hospitalized Thursday — the wife with a broken back and neck — after their minivan was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer truck on an interstate highway in suburban Virginia, authorities said.

Reid's wife, Landra, 69, and the couple's daughter, Lana Barringer, 49, were taken by ambulance to Inova Fairfax hospital in Falls Church, Va. Neither woman's injuries appeared to be life-threatening, and the daughter was expected to be released from the hospital Thursday night, Reid aides said. Mrs. Reid was listed in serious condition, an aide said, but she was not expected to require surgery.

"Mrs. Reid has a broken nose, broken back and broken neck," Reid spokesman Jim Manley said in a statement. "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."

Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35822945/ns/politics-capitol_hill/

[maseman]

47. Good Lord

Very traumatic. Hope they are OK.

[TheCowsCameHome]

48. Wow. Those are serious injuries.

I wish them a speedy recovery.

[valerief]

49. If I were a cynic, I'd suspect…

Well, I won't say it.

As far as the victims of the crash are concerned, I wish them well and hope they recover soon. I wish everyone in America had their medical insurance, too.

[MiniMe]

50. Best wishes for a speedy recovery,

And God forgive my evil thoughts on the eve of the healthcare reform vote.

[lonestarnot]

53. Some truckers shouldn't be on the road.

[MiniMe]

55. Update

Per the local news (I live in the DC area), Lana (the daughter) has been treated and released from the hospital. Mrs. Reid can feel their extremities and is in serious condition.

[No Elephants]

59. I'm very sorry for his wife and kid. Nonetheless, I note this would be an ideal time for Reid to

retire to spend more time with his family and let a fresh Drmocrat try to save the seat.

[Vidar]

61. I don't like the man, but I'm sorry his wife & daughter were hurt.

[Renew Deal]

62. That must have been one hell of a rear ending considering the injuries.

:wtf: