Sen. John Fetterman 'at fault' for recent car accident, police report reveals

WASHINGTON – Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., was speeding and "at fault" for the car accident that landed him, his wife and another driver in the hospital on Sunday, according to a Maryland State Police report obtained by USA TODAY.

Fetterman, driving a Chevrolet Traverse, passed a witness on I-70 in northwest Maryland "at a high rate of speed, well over the posted speed limit" before rear ending a Chevrolet Impala around 7:45 a.m. near the exit to I-68, the six-page report said. The speed limit was 70 miles per hour.

Fetterman and the other driver were not tested for alcohol or substance use, the report said. No citations were given and an investigation is ongoing, according to a Maryland State Police statement to USA TODAY earlier this week. A spokesperson for Fetterman did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday.

Both vehicles were towed from the site of the accident and Fetterman, his wife Gisele Fetterman, and the driver of the other car, a 62-year-old woman from Pennsylvania, were taken to War Memorial Hospital in West Virginia in ambulances.

USA TODAY attempted to contact the witness and other driver involved in the accident but were unable to reach them Wednesday. The names of the woman hit by Fetterman and the witness were included in the public police record but USA TODAY is not publishing them to protect personal privacy.

Fetterman was treated for a bruised shoulder, according to a spokesperson for the senator. The couple was discharged Sunday afternoon and posted a video to X thanking supporters for well wishes. "Not the best way to spend our 16th wedding anniversary but we’re doing well and happy to be back home in Braddock with the family," he wrote.

Fetterman has been the junior senator from Pennsylvania since 2023. He previously served as Pennsylvania's lieutenant governor and as the mayor of Braddock, near Pittsburgh.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Sen. John Fetterman car crash was his fault, police report reveals