Former New York City Mayor and former personal lawyer for former President Donald Trump Rudy Giuliani (R) leaves the U.S. District Court on May 19, 2023 in Washington, DC. Giuliani is sued by election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss of Fulton County, Georgia, for defamation.
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Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani was hospitalized on Saturday evening with a fractured vertebrae and additional injuries following a car accident in New Hampshire, according to a statement from his team.
Giuliani, 81, was hit in his car from behind on the highway “at high speed,” Michael Ragusa, Giuliani’s head of security, said.
Giuliani, a former lawyer of President Donald Trump, was taken to a nearby trauma center and diagnosed with a fractured thoracic vertebrae, multiple lacerations and contusions, and injuries to his left arm and lower leg, the statement said.
“He sustained injuries but is in good spirits and recovering tremendously,” Ragusa said.
CNBC could not independently verify the details of the incident at the time. The New Hampshire State Police did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment.
Giuliani had pulled over to help a woman who said she was the victim of domestic violence, Ragusa said.
Giuliani called 911 and stayed on the scene until officers arrived, he said.
After returning to his car, Giuliani was struck from behind while driving on the highway, according to the statement.
Ragusa said that the car accident “was not a targeted attack.”
“We ask everyone to respect Mayor Giuliani’s privacy and recovery, and refrain from spreading unfounded conspiracy theories,” he wrote on X.
