Posted at 07:37 PM ET, 05/10/2011
Harry Reid shows off his shiner
By The Reliable Source
Harry Reid tried a few one-liners Tuesday about his black eye — which fell flat, just like he did when he slipped last week during his morning run and dislocated his shoulder. Arm’s in a sling, but otherwise he’s fine.
And then there's this.
Posted October 26, 2012 - 1:46pm
Sen. Reid injured in I-15 motorcade crash
An investigation is ongoing into what caused Friday's chain-reaction crash involving U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who was rushed to the emergency room at University Medical Center by his security detail, a Nevada Highway Patrol spokesman said.
The 72-year-old Democrat from Nevada was released from the hospital about two hours after the 1:10 p.m. pileup on northbound Interstate 15 at Sahara Avenue, and officials with his office said he suffered rib and hip contusions but was otherwise unhurt.
They also said some of his staff and security detail had minor injures.
"I can't really tell you when the investigation will be completed, but, gosh, I would hope by the end of next week," Highway Patrol Sgt. Kevin Honea said. "If this was four Nissan Altimas, we'd be finished by now, and I probably wouldn't be getting any calls on it."
As it was, dozens of investigators kept at least two northbound lanes of the busy freeway closed for 4½ hours, causing long backups through the afternoon as they combed the site "for every detail" and conducted what Honea called "forensic diagramming" to reconstruct the mishap.
Skid marks were being measured to determine the speed at which the vehicles were traveling, Honea said.
If any citations are issued, it won't happen until after the investigation is completed, the Nevada Highway Patrol said.
Earlier Friday, Reid delivered the keynote address at the dedication of the National Atomic Testing Museum near the UNLV campus. He was traveling to editorial board meetings at Spanish-language newspapers when the accident occurred, his office said.
The Highway Patrol said six vehicles were involved: two U.S. Capitol Police vehicles, two Las Vegas police SWAT protection detail vehicles and two private vehicles not associated with Reid's caravan.
"Senator Reid was taken to University Medical Center Hospital by his security detail as a precaution, and walked in on his own," Reid officials said in a statement. "Senator Reid was wearing his seat belt at the time of the accident."
Reid's wife, Landra, was speaking at a Michelle Obama rally at the time of the accident and appeared unaware of the incident. She joined her husband at the hospital immediately after her speech.
In March 2010, Landra Reid suffered a broken neck and other injuries when the car she and daughter, Lana Barringer, were riding in was rear-ended and crushed by a tractor-trailer in heavy traffic about 15 miles south of Washington, D.C.
Despite being bruised and sore, the five-term senator appeared as planned Friday night at a celebration of life honoring community leader Bob Forbuss at The Smith Center.
Reid moved slowly, as if he were in pain. He said he told the crowd he bucked his doctor's advice to show up for his friend Forbuss, a stalwart Democrat who died in August.
Shortly after Friday's crash, the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada shut down its live video feed from a traffic camera near the scene. The RTC operates traffic cameras around the valley as part of its Freeway and Arterial System of Transportation alert program, but the camera feeds are sometimes turned off at crash sites.