Giuliani seriously injured in NH crash after helping woman

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, 81, was seriously injured Saturday night in New Hampshire when his vehicle was struck from behind at high speed after he had stopped to assist a woman who had flagged him down, his spokesman said. Giuliani was taken to a nearby trauma center, where physicians diagnosed a fractured thoracic vertebra, multiple lacerations and contusions, and injuries to his left arm and lower leg, his spokesman Michael Ragusa said Sunday.

Ragusa said Giuliani rendered assistance to the woman, who he described as a victim of a domestic violence incident, and remained on scene until police arrived. Shortly after getting back into his vehicle, Ragusa said, the car was struck from behind on the highway. It was not immediately clear whether the two incidents were connected. Ragusa later characterized the crash as not a targeted attack.

At the hospital, Giuliani was described as alert and in good spirits. Ragusa said the former mayor is expected to remain hospitalized in the Manchester area for two to three days before being discharged and wearing a brace for the broken vertebra. Maria Ryan, Giuliani’s business partner and a nurse practitioner, traveled to New...