Congressman Madison Cawthorn is left stunned on interstate after rear-ending ... trends now
Madison Cawthorn rear-ended a police cruiser in Florida on Monday, smashing into it in his Mercedes while driving along the interstate.
In video posted on TikTok, Cawthorn is seen in his wheelchair on the busy roadway next to the wrecked vehicle. It's unclear what prompted the accident but Cawthorn appears to have been unharmed.
On Twitter, a woman claims he had been tailgating her first.
The crash left the state trooper with minor injuries and is now under investigation, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Cawthorn has not yet commented on the incident.
Madison Cawthorn, 28, the former North Carolina congressman, pictured in the aftermath of the apparent crash on Monday
Roadworkers talk with Cawthorn beside his wrecked Mercedes after the crash
Shapiro says in her post that as she was driving, a black sportscar with tinted windows began tailgating her. Moments after she switched lanes to allow the car to pass, traffic on the highway came to a complete stop.
The Trump loyalist uses a wheelchair stemming from a 2014 car crash in which his friend fell asleep at the wheel and crashed into a concrete barrier.
A Florida Highway Patrol statement confirmed that a crash occurred in the area which saw a cruiser rear-ended by another car causing a trooper minor injuries.
The driver of the other car was so far only described as a 28-year-old from Cape Coral, Florida.
The former congressman turned MAGA activist served as congressman for North Carolina's 11th district between 2021 until 2023.
He was ousted at the first time of asking, losing the district's primary in 2022 to Chuck Edwards.
Cawthorn gained regular appearances on cable news claiming that the 2020 presidential election had been stolen, and quickly became a favorite of former President Donald Trump
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