Sen. Chris Coons briefly hospitalized after Delaware crash

U.S. Sen. Chris Coons was taken to a hospital with minor injuries after a driver suffered a medical incident and crashed into several vehicles in Delaware, including one carrying the senator, according to the lawmaker.

The crash happened earlier Sunday on Savannah Road in Lewes, a coastal city in southern Delaware, after the driver of a pickup truck suffered a medical emergency while heading toward the beach, according to Cape Gazette.

The truck struck several vehicles before crashing through the front yard of a home near Savannah Road and Massachusetts Avenue, Lewes Police Chief Tom Spell told the newspaper.

Photos from the scene showed damaged vehicles outside the home, including a pickup truck near the front of the property and another vehicle pushed into a porch area.

Coons said he was a passenger in one of the vehicles hit during the crash. He was taken to Beebe Hospital, where he was treated for minor injuries and later released.

“I’m now home and expected to make a full and swift recovery,” Coons said in a statement. “I’m feeling relieved and blessed that by all accounts no one was seriously injured during the crash.”

Spell told Cape Gazette that five or six people were taken to Beebe Hospital after the crash. The pickup driver briefly passed out because of the medical condition and suffered a few broken ribs. Police do not suspect impairment.

Coons, a Democrat, has represented Delaware in the U.S. Senate since 2010.