The Savannah, Georgia Police Department announced that a Georgia State Trooper assisting with Vice President Harris' motorcade was “severely injured” in a motorcycle accident Wednesday evening. statement Thursday.
Police said the accident, which occurred around 7 p.m., was a “single-vehicle accident” and no other vehicles were involved in the incident.
Savannah Police Sergeant David Bates was then taken to a local hospital, Memorial Health University Medical Center, where he continued to be treated Thursday in stable condition, according to the statement.
“The Savannah Police Department is supporting Corporal Bates and his family as he recovers from the injuries he sustained in this traffic accident,” said Police Chief Renee B. Gunther. “We are always by his side.”
“The Savannah Police Department is supporting Corporal Bates and his family as he recovers from the injuries he sustained in this traffic accident,” Savannah Police Chief Renee Gunther said in a statement. “We are always by his side.”
Special Agent in Charge Frederick Houston, the U.S. Secret Service's Atlanta Field Office, said in a statement included in the press release that the Secret Service is “aware of the incident that occurred during yesterday's motorcade.”
“The movement was not affected by this incident,” Houston continued. “We appreciate the cooperation of law enforcement and wish Corporal David Bates a full and speedy recovery.”
Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, a Democrat, left on a two-day bus tour of southeast Georgia on Wednesday as part of an effort to reach voters in more rural areas of the battleground state.
The Georgia trip will mark the first time that Harris and Walz have visited the key battleground state together. Harris spoke to thousands in Atlanta earlier this month ahead of the vice presidential selection process.
The Hill has reached out to Harris' campaign for comment.
