Joe Manchin’s wife hospitalized after car crash in Alabama

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) said Tuesday that his wife has been admitted to the hospital following a car wreck in Alabama on Monday.

Manchin said the crash happened after Gayle Manchin, the co-chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission, and her colleague Guy Land left the airport in Birmingham for a work event.

Manchin said his wife is in “stable condition” and will stay at UAB Hospital for “a couple of days for precautionary measures,” according to a press release.

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“We want to thank the first responders who answered the call and were first on-site to provide assistance and support,” Manchin said.

UNITED STATES – NOVEMBER 28: Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and his wife Gayle, arrive to the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree lighting on the West Front on Tuesday, November 28, 2023. The 63-foot Norway spruce is from the Greenbriar Ranger District in the Monongahela National Forest in West Virginia. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images)

Details about the crash are limited at this time. Gayle Manchin is 76 years old.