Sen. Reids family gravely injured in car accident

[Jaron]

WASHINGTON (March 11) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's wife and daughter were being treated in a hospital Thursday for serious injuries they sustained when their vehicle was rear-ended by a truck, a spokesman said.

Reid's wife, Landra, 69, broke her back and neck in the accident, Reid spokesman Jim Manley said.

She and the couple's adult daughter, Lana, were being treated at Inova Fairfax Hospital in suburban Virginia. Neither woman's injuries appeared to be life-threatening, Manley said.

Haraz N. Ghanbari, AP
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's wife, Landra, and daughter Lana were both hospitalized Thursday after being seriously injured in a traffic accident. Here, the senator and his wife attend an event at Ford's Theatre in Washington in 2007.

"While driving on a Washington, D.C., highway, their vehicle was rear-ended by a semi-truck," Manley said in a statement.

"Mrs. Reid has a broken nose, broken back and broken neck. Lana has a neck injury and facial lacerations. Both Mrs. Reid and Lana are conscious, can feel their extremities, and according to doctors their injuries are non-life threatening," Manley said. "Sen. Reid has been to the hospital and appreciates the support he and his family are receiving from Nevadans and his colleagues in the Senate."

Reid later returned to Capitol Hill, where he was meeting with White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on efforts to pass health care legislation. He planned to return to the hospital after the meeting, Manley said.

Reid, 70, met Landra while they both were attending Basic High School in Henderson, Nev. They were married in 1959. Lana was born two years later. The Reids also have five sons: Rory, Jaron, Leif, Josh and Key.

Poor Harry.

[DGuller]

This should be good for the Democrats.

[MadImmortalMan]

"Mrs. Reid has a broken nose, broken back and broken neck. Lana has a neck injury and facial lacerations. Both Mrs. Reid and Lana are conscious, can feel their extremities, and according to doctors their injuries are non-life threatening,"

That's one lucky lady. Holy crap.

[Razgovory]

This should be good for the Democrats.

  It's like back during a tough re-election Bill Clinton dropped Chelsea into a wood chipper.  Mess her face up but he won the election.

[Jaron]

(8) My neck, my back (8)

[MadImmortalMan]

You guys are already examining how this will affect politics? 


Good grief.

[garbon]

(8) My neck, my back (8)

If you ain't going to sing the good part of the song.

[DGuller]

You guys are already examining how this will affect politics? 


Good grief.

Agreed.  It's another sign of how rotten and polarized our politics are when people can't wait to turn a personal tragedy into a political calculation.

[Jaron]

You started it, DGullerstein

[HisMajestyBOB]

You guys are already examining how this will affect politics? 


Good grief.

Agreed.  It's another sign of how rotten and polarized our politics are when Democrats can't wait to turn a personal tragedy into a political calculation.

Fixed.

[CountDeMoney]

You guys are already examining how this will affect politics? 


Good grief.

Why not.  It's not like we know them personally.

[Caliga]

Is his daughter hott.

[Razgovory]

Well he's a mormon so it's not really that big a set back.  He has spares.

[citizen k]

You guys are already examining how this will affect politics? 


Good grief.

Agreed.  It's another sign of how rotten and polarized our politics are when people can't wait to turn a personal tragedy into a political calculation.

Remember the Paul Wellstone funeral?

[sbr]

"Gravely injured?"

Doesn't that imply life-threatening?