Rudy Giuliani Fractures Vertebrae After Car Accident, Security Head Says

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani sustained respective injuries successful a car mishap Saturday evening, including a fractured vertebrae, according to Michael Ragusa, who identified himself arsenic nan caput of Giuliani’s security.

Ragusa said successful a connection posted to X on Sunday that Giuliani's conveyance "was struck from down astatine precocious speed" connected a road connected Saturday.

"He was transported to a adjacent trauma center, wherever he was diagnosed pinch a fractured thoracic vertebrae, aggregate lacerations and contusions, arsenic good arsenic injuries to his near limb and little leg," Ragusa said successful a statement, which Giuliani's societal media accounts reposted.

Reached for further remark connected Giuliani's condition, Ragusa said successful a connection that nan erstwhile politician was "in awesome spirits" and "fully alert and conscious." Giuliani's doctors are "pleased pinch his progress," Ragusa added.

Ragusa besides noted successful a abstracted societal media station that nan car mishap "was not a targeted attack." He did not supply accusation to NBC News astir whether a fishy was identified aliases successful custody.

The erstwhile mayor's boy Andrew Giuliani acknowledged nan incident successful a station to X, thanking "all nan group that person reached retired since learning nan news astir my Father."

"Your prayers mean nan world. As a son, I tin show you I’m honored to person a Dad that I tin telephone nan toughest SOB I’ve ever seen!" he added.

Ted Goodman, who has served arsenic a typical for Giuliani, did not instantly return NBC News' petition for further specifications astir nan incident.