Marco Rubio's daughter hospitalized after accident

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (FL) speaks during the final day of the Republican National Convention at the Tampa Bay Times Forum on August 30, 2012 in Tampa, Florida. / Getty Images/Mark Wilson

Updated 10:51 PM ET

SEFFNER, Fla. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio's 12-year-old daughter suffered a head injury in an accident in Miami on Saturday, prompting the lawmaker to leave Mitt Romney's motorcade along a highway near here.

The senator's office said in a statement that while visiting with classmates in a private gated community, Amanda Rubio was a passenger on a golf cart involved in a collision. She was airlifted to Miami Children's Hospital, where she was listed in fair condition on Saturday night.

Rubio was notified of the accident after coming off stage while campaigning with Romney in Kissimmee, Fla. He then headed to Miami after being notified shortly before 7 p.m.

Romney spokesman Rick Gorka said the freshman GOP senator took an earlier flight from Tampa to Miami than he had originally planned. Gorka said it would have taken more time to get that plane to the airport in Kissimmee, so he decided to stay in the motorcade and have him break off before it would turn onto Interstate 75.

[dootagirl]

Her guardian angel was there for her. I wish the best for Senator Rubio and his family, especially his daughter.
My two grandaughters were killed in a auto crash so I know the terrible fear when one gets a phone call about a accident.

[dootagirl]

Her guardian angel was there for her. I wish the best for Senator Rubio and his family, especially his daughter.
My two grandaughters were killed in a auto crash so I know the terrible fear when one gets a phone call about a accident.

[csoc]

What has happened to comment decency in society today? Meanwhile the Administration continues to stonewall about 4 dead Americans and most of the press is not holding their feet to the fire.

My prayers for the Rubio family.

[Htos1]

Thankfully,it sounds minor.

[edmundo22]

God wanted it to happen...

[Faramir0028g]

My prayers are with the Senator and his child.

[starlightseiryu]

Will pray for her. Hoping for her fast recovery. Very sad.

[yesrub]

If she lived in an apartment Mitt Romney would send an ambulance to take her to the emergency room. Since her father is a campaigner for Mitt Romney she can fly. Good luck

[BigMykul]

What a bias statement. Helicopters are used to fly many patients from scenes of accidents on highways, you know, where traffic congestion may be too heavy to allow the ambulance to even pass. Keep spinning, spinning wheels got to go round.

[skeezix06]

It is my understanding that helicopters are used when there are indications that the injury may be the type where time is of the essence or if the injury or illness is severe enough to put them on a helicopter or if, like bigmykul says, inaccessibility may be an issue.

[larkin1974]

If Rape is GODS will... then what are car wrecks....

[crankyoleman]

The same as allowing people like you to post idiot comments on a thread about an injury to a 12 year old girl.

[larkin1974]

Please remove my comment... Even with all the language regarding Rape, Forced Rape, Legitimate Rape, GOD, Embryos, Hate, Bigotry, playing out in todays society, I have no wishes of harm for any child. But Rape is serious and to blurb it out in a speech, comment on it as if it is a political pawn, to use it in jest, cant be seen( or felt) till you see it in real context. If Mr Murdoch's daughter was raped or injured, everyone would come to his aid and wish her the very best.

Men and women will continue to die in wars for politicians who behind doors promote them for future profits. The earth will continue to suffer until politicians accept the total consensus from scientist, that the earth is warning. These warnings come in the way of droughts, earthquakes, tsunamis, huge hurricanes (SANDY).

America will not get out of the debt crisis till both parties see that it is only by working together they can provide a path of jobs and economic stability. Our nation has become the nation of HATE, driven up from radical party extremist. Politicians whose sole existence in Washington is to say "NO, I wont help Americans to succeed because I HATE the other party, its beliefs and its leader." We must do everything to see the the elected leader fails.

With a approval rating of 12%. Do you (congress) really think you doing the work you were sent there to do. What personal crisis must happen in your life to understand that "what you say" as representatives, matters. It matters because Hate is watered with your words, incubated by your attitudes and harvested by your lack of leadership.

[hypnotoad72]

I wish her a speedy recovery, noting that she - like all politicians - get far better care than the people they claim to represent.

Consider that.