The Lieutenant Governor's office issued the following press release:
“I can confirm that Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves was involved in a traffic accident today on Highway 49 in Collins,” said his spokeswoman Laura Hipp. “Lt. Gov. Reeves was a passenger in a Mississippi Highway Patrol vehicle and neither he nor his assigned trooper was injured. The Lt. Governor wishes to thank the Mississippi Highway Patrol, the Covington County Sheriff’s Office, the Collins Police Department and the Collins Fire Department for their rapid response to the accident.”
The passengers in the other car were transported to the hospital for minor injuries. Apparently a car pulled out in front of his vehicle. WDAM has more details.
16 comments:
Thank goodness
We can all be thankful that he is safe and able to continue his copious consumption of double chili cheeseburgers.
nope, he uses chili stuffed baked potato with lots of cheese to pork up. that's why he's call tater...
4:52... Collins does have a Ward's. For any of you who haven't had a "big one" from Ward's, it will change your life.
So grateful...
Glad he is OK. Now that I got that outa the way, this: Every damned one of these MHP vehicles that transports 'dignitaries and their guests' travels at no less than 85 mph on our state highways. It's a fact, Jack. Ask anybody who has ever been a guest on one of those rides.
I don't know if it's a feeling of entitlement or if it's cool or if it's just stupid. But, it's a damned fact.
If the Ms. Hwy Patrol would not drive like they were heading to a fire when they have an "Elected Official" in the CONVOY, maybe these accidents would not happen. How many times have I (or you) been driving the speed limit when the Glorious Ms Hwy Patrol passed at 90 plus MPH with flashers OFF. No wonder people in Missouri and New York City are mad.
I live in northeast Mississippi but work in Jackson. I speed when driving back and forth. Going 75, sometimes 80, I routinely get passed by MHP cruisers with not lights or sirens activated. That's why I ignore the speed limit...
also, just about every jxn officer I see is talking on his/her cell phone as the Patrol the bold new city!
Staying off the scanners
Every little boy, at some time or other, wanted to fly real fast in a copter or go a hundred in the Dukes of Hazard car on the living room floor. Tater-pink-cheeks just never grew beyond that. Sits in the back seat with his Roladex and Etch-a-Sketch snortin' "Punch it Goober! Punch it!"
Not much love for the Lt. Gov.
Posters attack Tate.
Are they hard for Feckless Phil?
Or Unloaded Gunn?
I like Tater and believe he's doing a good job. Glad this wreck wasn't worse. The Punch it Goober comment did make me laugh out loud.
Thank you 5am still laughing----great comment
No doubt these same folks here showing lack of sympathy for someone in a major accident love Jeesus and Pheel
6:49; Oh the drama. Save it. Where does it say this was 'a major accident'? Tater was belted in, in the back seat, with his toys and a cheesburger, totally uninjured. You might also have missed the opening where it was said he was fine after the accident.
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