Revealed: Fetterman had speeding tickets, drove 34 miles per hour over the speed limit, Facetimed and texted while driving before car crash | The Gateway expert

Why is this man driving?

Democrat Senator John Fetterman (PA) and his wife Gisele Fetterman were injured in a car accident in Maryland on Sunday morning and were transported to a nearby hospital.

Stroke victim John Fetterman was driving and crashed his vehicle into the back of a Chevy Impala.

Senator Fetterman is “to blame” for the car crash, according to a report from the Maryland State Police. The report stated that Fetterman was “driving at a high rate of speed, well above the posted speed limit” when he crashed into the Chevy Impala.

The posted speed limit was 70 miles per hour and a witness said Fetterman flew past her at a high rate of speed!

Fetterman was NOT tested for drugs or alcohol. No citations were issued. Both vehicles involved in the accident have been towed.

According to The Washington Post, Fetterman had speeding tickets before his car accident.

The Democratic senator also texted and FaceTimed assistants while driving!

Fetterman received two speeding tickets for going 15 miles per hour over the speed limit. He was forced to take a driving skills course after being caught driving 34 miles per hour over the speed limit.

The Washington Post reported:

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) was speeding and was at fault in a car accident Sunday morning in western Maryland where he rear-ended another driver, a 62-year-old woman who was taken to the hospital by ambulance, according to reports. . to a report from the Maryland State Police.

Fetterman was also treated for a shoulder injury and he and his wife were taken to the hospital by ambulance, according to the police report and information from his office. Fetterman then swept away the wreckage, waving a bag of frozen peas and Tylenol in a video on Monday with his wife and thanking people for their well wishes.

The crash was the latest example of unsafe driving by Fetterman, according to public records and people with knowledge of the situation. According to Pennsylvania state records, he has received two tickets for violations of at least 15 miles per hour over the speed limit, one in 2016 and one in March. After the ticket this year, when he was driving 34 miles per hour over the limit, he was required by the state to complete a driver’s education course, according to a person familiar with the outcome who spoke on condition of anonymity to describe the episode. Neither record stated exactly where he was driving or how fast he was going.