The Alabama state senator had surgery on his spleen and an artery to the organ following the crash involving his son on Smith Lake, said Dot Denning Gudger.
Alabama state Sen. Garlan Gudger Jr., R-Cullman, is doing “remarkably well” after being involved in a jet ski accident with his son on Thursday, his mother said Friday.
The 49-year-old senator from Cullman was driving a 2024 Sea-Doo GTI Sunday afternoon when the personal watercraft was struck in the rear by another Sea-Doo driven by his son, 21-year-old Garlan E. Gudger III, ALEA Trooper Sgt. Jeremy Burkett said Friday.Burkett said the crash caused both drivers to be thrown into the water, but both were wearing personal flotation devices.
Gudger Jr. was airlifted to UAB Hospital where he was in the Intensive Care Unit after undergoing surgery. He sustained internal bleeding and other injures, according to a statement released by the Alabama State Senate.Gudger’s wife, Heather, released the following statement late Thursday night: “To those across the state who have reached out and lifted up our family with their prayers of mending and comfort, we feel your support and know that God holds Garlan in his healing hands.”
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