A law enforcement officer was hospitalized Friday night after a “serious” crash occurred in Vice President JD Vance’s motorcade in Tennessee.
The crash happened in Maryville, Tennessee, as Vance’s motorcade made its way to a Republican National Committee fundraiser at the luxury Blackberry Farm resort, according to law enforcement officials briefed on the incident.
Vance was traveling with his wife, Usha Vance, for the event. The couple was unharmed.
U.S. Secret Service “is closely monitoring a serious traffic incident involving local law enforcement personnel that occurred this evening in Maryville, Tennessee, while they were supporting a protective motorcade movement,” said Katherine Pierce, the agency’s resident in charge in Knoxville.
“The safety and movement of our protectees were not impacted by this incident,” Pierce said in a statement to The Washington Post, adding that the Secret Service’s “thoughts are with those officers, their families and their agencies.”
A Maryville police officer traveling on a motorcycle was transported by ambulance to the University of Tennessee Medical Center after a crash involving a state trooper with the Tennessee Highway Patrol, according to Jason Pack, a spokesman for the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security.
Authorities have not disclosed the officer’s condition.
The dinner fundraiser was set to bring in at least $2.5 million for the RNC, according to a person with knowledge of the event who was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly. The vice president was tapped to lead the party’s fundraising efforts this year and has regularly traveled the country, appearing at dinners and receptions.
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