Rudy Giuliani Hurt in New Hampshire Car Accident, According to His Spokesperson

Rudy Giuliani is recuperating from a fractured vertebrae and other injuries after a car crash in New Hampshire, according to a spokesperson for the former New York City mayor on Sunday.

Giuliani’s vehicle was hit from behind while traveling on a highway Saturday evening, as stated in a post on X by Michael Ragusa, Giuliani’s head of security.

“He sustained injuries but is in good spirits and recovering tremendously,” Ragusa said, adding: “This was not a targeted attack.”

At 81, Giuliani was transported to a nearby trauma center and is being treated for injuries that include “a fractured thoracic vertebrae, multiple lacerations and contusions, as well as injuries to his left arm and lower leg,” according to Ragusa.

Before the incident, Giuliani was “flagged down by a woman who was the victim of a domestic violence incident” and contacted police assistance on her behalf, Ragusa mentioned. He stated that the subsequent crash was “random and unrelated” to the domestic violence incident.

Giuliani was in a rental car and “no one knew it was him,” Ragusa also said in the post on X.

Another spokesperson for Giuliani, Ted Goodman, and New Hampshire State Police did not immediately provide more details or comments regarding the crash.

“Thank you to all the people that have reached out since learning the news about my Father,” wrote Andrew Giuliani, Rudy Giuliani’s son, in a post on X. “Your prayers mean the world.”

The weekend crash follows some rocky years for the onetime Republican presidential candidate, who was dubbed “America’s mayor” in light of his leadership in New York after the Sept. 11 attacks in 2001.

Giuliani later became President Donald Trump’s personal attorney for a time and a vocal proponent of Trump’s allegations of fraud in the 2020 election, won by Democrat Joe Biden. Trump and his backers lost dozens of lawsuits claiming fraud, and numerous recounts, reviews and audits of the election results turned up no signs of significant wrongdoing or error.

Two former Georgia elections workers later won a $148 million defamation judgment against Giuliani. As they sought to collect the judgment, the former federal prosecutor was found in contempt of court and faced a trial this winter over the ownership of some of his assets. He ultimately struck a deal that let him keep his homes and various belongings, including prized World Series rings, in exchange for unspecified compensation and a promise to stop speaking ill of the ex-election workers. ____

Associated Press writer Jennifer Peltz in New York City contributed to this report.