Car in Biden's Motorcade in Accident

(AP)  A police car working ahead of Vice-President Joe Biden's motorcade was involved in a minor traffic accident Tuesday evening, but it wasn't part of the procession and the vice-president was unhurt.

Three unmarked police vehicles, with their lights and sirens on, were travelling 5 to 10 minutes ahead of the motorcade on Manhattan's West Side and were checking traffic before Biden passed en route to a television appearance on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," chief police spokesman Paul Browne said.

The cars were going through an intersection when the second one collided with a livery cab around 5:40 p.m. Traffic had stopped for the police, but the livery cab driver pulled out around the line of vehicles and was trying to go through the intersection, police said.

A passenger in the livery cab refused medical attention at the scene. The cab driver and two police officers were examined at a hospital and were released.

The police vehicles had been sent out as a routine patrol ahead of Biden, and the motorcade was not involved, Browne said.

Secret Service spokesman Darrin Blackford said the motorcade continued on its route to the Comedy Central channel show's studio, a few blocks from the accident site.

In another accident involving the vice-president this week, a sheriff's deputy was injured Monday in Albuquerque, New Mexico, when a woman drove around police vehicles blocking an intersection and collided with the deputy's car.

Biden had been in Albuquerque to speak at a campaign fundraiser for two New Mexico Democrats.

[Empire-George]

by DSR_57 November 18, 2009 12:25 AM EST
Wasn't it just like a couple weeks ago that Bidens Motorcade killed someone ?
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Yes, I was about to say that.....Yes, I do recall that....and now again ?? three words....new drivers....LOL

[gangesdak]

I heard Biden was driving the car; he refused to say if he was texting.

[endurorob_5]

So cities are providing police escorts so Biden can go to fund raisers and make apperences on comedy shows? Isn't Biden the vice president? Does he have a job to do that we pay for? Or are we just paying him to do dem fundraisers and make T.V. apperences?

[Empire-George]

by endurorob_5 November 18, 2009 7:01 AM EST

Thats what America gets for electing amateur celebrities, when we needed a real president.....endless campaigning, talk shows, fundraising, more talk shows, vacations, "magical" trips to china.....troop reinforcements ? "in a couple weeks I'll decide
, I have Oprah to do today, and The View, tomorrow"

[MalloryDavis]

What kind of driving test do vice-presidential drivers take? They sound like they may be kin to the KEYSTONE COPS. Yikes!

[AOCGUY]

Try reading the article - a cab driver pulled out in front of two NYC police cars who were out ahead of the motorcade "...and the motorcade was not involved ..."

[MalloryDavis]

I figure when the motorcade is driving slowly there should be enough time to think then circumvent. Keystone Cops are still thinking what they should do next. They are all monkeys.

[DSR_57]

Wasn't it just like a couple weeks ago that Bidens Motorcade killed someone ?

[bubbadubba]

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[bubbadubba]

"Vice President Unhurt, Two Police Officers, Livery Cab Driver Hospitalized with Minor Injuries..."

Then there was...

"For the second time in recent months a police motor officer was killed while working the Bush motorcade.."

Then before that....

" ?Officer Killed Escorting Clinton,? "

So what am I missing about a minor injuries as big news?
So where is the story here?
The media is getting really silly on their coverage of Biden and Obama.