Giuliani seriously injured in car crash
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani was seriously injured in a car crash on Saturday evening in New Hampshire, according to a statement from his security team.
Giuliani’s vehicle was “struck from behind at high speed,” Michael Ragusa, head of Giuliani’s security, said in an official news release.
Giuliani, who previously served as President Trump’s personal attorney, was transported to a nearby trauma center, according to the statement, “where he was diagnosed with a fractured thoracic vertebrae, multiple lacerations and contusions, as well as injuries to his left arm and lower leg.”
Ragusa said Giuliani’s business partner Maria Ryan, a nurse practitioner, was contacted and arrived at the hospital shortly after the crash.
Shortly before the car crash, according to Ragusa’s statement, Giuliani was “flagged down by a woman who was the victim of a domestic violence incident.”
“Mayor Giuliani immediately rendered assistance and contacted 911. He remained on scene until responding officers arrived to ensure her safety,” the statement said.
Ragusa told the New York Post that the car crash “occurred after he re-entered his vehicle, which was then hit from behind at high speed.”
He said the domestic violence incident was “random and unrelated” in a post on the social platform X.
“The mayor is in great spirits. He’s a beast. He survived 9/11,” he said.
The New Hampshire State Police did not immediately respond to request for comment.
“He’s getting further tests and stabilization of his injuries,” Ryan told the Post.
Shortly after releasing the official statement, Ragusa followed up on social media to attempt to nix conspiracy theories.
He said Giuliani was in a rental car, adding, “No one knew it was him.”
“This was not a targeted attack. We ask everyone to respect Mayor Giuliani’s privacy and recovery, and refrain from spreading unfounded conspiracy theories,” Ragusa said in a subsequent post.
Giuliani, once known as “America’s mayor,” became central to Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, spreading Trump’s allegations of voter fraud. Dozens of lawsuits, recounts and audits produced no evidence of significant fraud that would have changed the outcome of the election.
He has since faced significant legal losses. Two Georgia election workers won a $148 million defamation judgment against him for his efforts to spread false claims about them to sow distrust in the election outcome. He was also permanently disbarred from practicing law in the nation’s capital.
—Updated at 4:37 p.m. EDT