North Carolina congresswoman hospitalized after wreck. Here’s what happened
.JPG "Rep. Kathy Manning, D-N.C., was injured in a car crash Thursday morning. She is shown here speaking at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, in Greensboro, N.C., Thursday, April 14, 2022.")
Rep. Kathy Manning, a Democrat from Greensboro, was hospitalized Thursday morning after a wreck in Greensboro that occurred while she was on her way to a public event.
Her spokeswoman, Gia Scirrotto, said Manning and her staff member both sustained non-life-threatening injuries and were later released.
“Many thanks to the first-responders and the Cone Health team for their timely response and assistance,” Scirrotto said.
Derrick Eleazer II, 34, of Graham was charged with failing to yield right of way, striking both the vehicle Manning was traveling in and a vehicle driven by 35-year-old Eric Smith of Jamestown.
A report from the North Carolina Highway Patrol said the wreck happened at 10:15 a.m. Thursday on U.S. 29 at River Road in Guilford County. It said Eleazer made a left turn in front of Manning’s vehicle, driven by 40-year-old Margaret Winslow. Eleazer’s vehicle then continued forward striking Smith’s vehicle, which was stopped at a red light.
The report did not report injuries for Smith or Eleazer.
Manning represents North Carolina’s 6th Congressional District in the state’s Triad. She was first elected in 2021.
Manning was expected to attend a round-table discussion Thursday morning on community violence in High Point.
She planned the “Gathering Against Gun Violence” event with community stakeholders including police, educators and activists.
The event, which was canceled, was planned for 9:30 a.m. at The Loft at Congdon Yards in High Point.
This story was originally published August 3, 2023 at 2:03 PM.
