The Virginia motorist whose vehicle was struck by Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman‘s in June said this week through an attorney that she’s still undergoing treatment after the collision in Western Maryland.
An attorney retained by Jennifer Campbell said in the statement that the 62-year-old “seeks to maintain her privacy” as she recuperates from the June 9 crash in Washington County. The lawyer, Andrew K. Thomas, noted that Campbell believed it was important to put a name to the other driver involved in the high-profile collision, which also injured the Democratic senator and his wife.
Campbell was identified as the driver who was rear-ended by Fetterman on Interstate 70 near Hancock in the Maryland State Police report obtained by various media outlets through public records requests after the crash. The Baltimore Sun did not identify Campbell at the time because she did not return requests for comment and appeared to be a private citizen who was not faulted for the collision.
Police wrote in the report that Fetterman operated his Chevrolet Traverse in a “reckless or aggressive manner,” citing the account of a witness, who also did not return requests for comment but told investigators she saw the senator traveling “well over the posted speed limit.”
Campbell said in the statement that she briefly observed the SUV “rapidly approaching from behind” and braced for the collision. Her vehicle came to a rest in the shoulder, and her trunk was compressed into the rear seating area, she said. She noted that Fetterman approached her car and checked on her well-being after the crash.
Spokespeople for Fetterman, who turned 55 on Thursday, did not return a request to comment. The senator said after the crash that he needed “to do better and do it slower — and I will.” He said that he was “relieved and grateful that there were no serious injuries,” calling the collision an “unfortunate accident.”
The senator, his wife and Campbell were all transported to War Memorial Hospital in West Virginia for possible injuries, according to the report, which said both cars were towed due to the damage. No charges were issued.
The statement from Campbell’s attorney’s office in Warrenton, Virginia, said she agreed to share a few details “after numerous media attempts to reach her.”
“I think it’s important to recognize that I’m a real human being, and this crash left me with real injuries,” she said in the statement, which noted she was not available to comment further.
Thomas said that he was retained by Campbell to pursue her personal injury claim in the crash with the senator.
“We’re handling it like we would with any other” case by making an insurance claim, he said on Friday.