The Mississippi Department of Public Safety issued the following statement.
Former Governor Haley Barbour was traveling near his home in Yazoo County when he was involved in a single
vehicle accident. Governor Barbour swerved his vehicle to avoid striking an animal crossing the road.
The Mississippi Highway Patrol arrived on the scene and Governor Barbour was transported to a hospital where he is being treated for non life threatening injuries. Governor Barbour is stable and alert.
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Hope he is okay. Same thing happened to Musgrove and Fordice. This is becoming an unfortunate tradition with our governors.
Prayers
I drive a car and last night I saw a big 8 point buck last night on Hwy 471 near Oakdale Animal Clinic. Thankfully he didn’t run out in front of me. Hopefully Haley recovers easily.
Heck this is the time of year and I have had a herd of deer run out in front of me on Spring Ridge Road and Davis! Be careful ! Get well soon. Marsha will be a good nurse!
Stop swerving to miss an animal in the road. It is just idiotic. Just brake in a straight line and if you hit it, oh well.
@10:25am Very good advice and save the brake pads if it's a cat.
Chairman Mao @12:42 PM
Without feral cats roaming the land, birds will destroy our crops and rodents will multiply and spread disease.
I won’t have one in my house, but they get a pass outside.
Was he flown out due to actual injuries, mechanism of injury or just status. I don't remember seeing any of us peasants getting flown out of MVA sites unless near death.
A different news outlet reported Barbour said he swerved to miss a dog. My first thought was he should have said it was a deer.
@2:34 - apparently he had a laceration. It was his status that got the chopper in the air. not sure if it’s even possible to file a foia request to find out why the helicopter was sent since medical records might be involved. Either way, you can be sure the state’s taxpayers were left with the bill.
@422-Why would the state’s taxpayers pick up the bill? Did you think former governors get free healthcare for life, they don’t.
4:22 - Taxpayers don't own the hospital, the helicopter, the car he was driving or, his insurance company...Why would they be 'left with the bill'?
You thing former governors get free cars, they don’t. They don’t get free security or free healthcare either. Yeah taxpayers own the hospital and insurance company just like they own your insurance company and whatever hospital you go to if ill. So are you saying his insurance company and Medicare (he’s 65) won’t pay the bill? You’re looking for a conspiracy that doesn’t exist.
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