Sen. John Fetterman at Fault in Car Crash, Exceeded Speed Limit, Police Say

Published on June 14, 2024

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) rear-ended another car on Interstate 70 in Maryland on June 9 while driving at “a high rate of speed,” according to a state police report. The report determined that Mr. Fetterman was at fault in the crash. The incident occurred just before 8 a.m. as Mr. Fetterman and his wife Gisele passed another motorist, who told police that Mr. Fetterman was traveling “at a high rate of speed, well over the posted speed limit,” which is 70 mph on that section of I-70. Moments later, Mr. Fetterman rear-ended another vehicle, which was being driven by a 62-year-old woman, according to the report. Mr. Fetterman was driving a Chevrolet Traverse SUV, and struck the rear of a Chevrolet Impala on Interstate-70 in Hancock, a Maryland State Police report stated....