{"id":105577,"date":"2025-08-31T21:16:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T21:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/105577\/"},"modified":"2025-08-31T21:16:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T21:16:07","slug":"former-new-york-city-mayor-rudy-giuliani-rushed-to-hospital-after-being-injured-in-car-crash-us-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/105577\/","title":{"rendered":"Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani rushed to hospital after being injured in car crash | US News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rudy Giuliani has been hospitalised following a car crash in New Hampshire, a spokesperson for the former New York City mayor said.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Giuliani suffered &#8220;a fractured thoracic vertebrae, multiple lacerations and contusions, as well as injuries to his left arm and lower leg&#8221; when his vehicle was struck from behind while driving on a highway near Manchester on Saturday evening, according to Michael Ragusa, Mr Giuliani&#8217;s head of security.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He sustained injuries but is in good spirits and recovering tremendously,&#8221; Mr Ragusa said in a statement on X, adding: &#8220;This was not a targeted attack.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mr Giuliani was in a rental car and &#8220;no one knew it was him&#8221;, according to Mr Ragusa.<\/p>\n<p>His head of security said the 81-year-old had been &#8220;flagged down by a woman who was the victim of a domestic violence incident&#8221; and contacted police on her behalf. The crash shortly after was &#8220;random and unrelated&#8221; to the domestic violence incident, Mr Ragusa said.<\/p>\n<p>          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sdc-article-image__item\" loading=\"lazy\" intrinsicsize=\"768x432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/skynews-giuliani-trump_7007804.jpg\"   alt=\"Rudy Giuliani attended Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony in January. Pic: Julia Demaree Nikhinson\/Pool via Reuters\" data-testid=\"article-image-image\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        Image:<br \/>\n        Rudy Giuliani attended Donald Trump&#8217;s inauguration ceremony in January. Pic: Julia Demaree Nikhinson\/Pool via Reuters<\/p>\n<p>Mr Giuliani, who worked as an attorney for Donald Trump in his failed efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, is expected to be released from hospital in a few days.<\/p>\n<p>His son, Andrew Giuliani, thanked people for reaching out after hearing about his father&#8217;s accident, writing on X: &#8220;Your prayers mean the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As a son, I can tell you that I&#8217;m honored to have a Dad that I can call the toughest SOB I&#8217;ve ever seen,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>The crash on Saturday follows some tumultuous years for Mr Giuliani, who was once dubbed &#8220;America&#8217;s mayor&#8221; due to his leadership in New York after the 9\/11 attacks in 2001.<\/p>\n<p>He was in the running to be the Republican presidential candidate in the 2008 election, but missed out and eventually endorsed John McCain.<\/p>\n<p>It was quiet around Mr Giuliani until he emerged as Mr Trump&#8217;s personal attorney in 2018, later supporting his allegations of fraud in the 2020 election, which was won by Democrat Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>But Mr Trump&#8217;s team lost dozens of lawsuits claiming fraud, and despite numerous recounts, reviews and audits of the 2020 election results, no signs of significant wrongdoing or error were found.<\/p>\n<p>Two Georgia election workers <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/donald-trumps-former-lawyer-rudy-giuliani-tells-new-york-judge-he-has-no-car-credit-card-or-cash-13261441\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">successfully sued Mr Giuliani<\/a> for defamation after he accused them of lying to help the presidential election, and he was ordered to pay them $148m (\u00a3118m) in damages.<\/p>\n<p>As the two women tried to collect the judgment, the now-disbarred lawyer was found in contempt of court and faced a trial this winter over the ownership of some of his assets.<\/p>\n<p>This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly.<\/p>\n<p>Please refresh the page for the fullest version.<\/p>\n<p>You can receive breaking news alerts on a smartphone or tablet via the <a href=\"https:\/\/qrcode.skynews.com\/skynews\/appdownload\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sky News app<\/a>. 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