Mayor Justin Bibb was involved in a car accident downtown Thursday morning as he was being shuttled in a Cleveland Division of Police black Ford Expedition to City Hall. Bibb's SUV was heading north on East 12th around 9 a.m.
Mayor Justin Bibb was involved in a car accident downtown Thursday morning as he was being shuttled in a Cleveland Division of Police black Ford Expedition to City Hall ., when a westbound minivan smacked into the Expedition's back end as the Cleveland police vehicle was coasting through what looks to be a red light.
EMS took Bibb to the hospital immediately as a precaution. City officials said that the mayor is still recovering as of Thursday afternoon, and did not suffer any major injuries. It's unclear if the other driver suffered any injuries, but early reports showed no one suffered serious injuries."I gave him a wipe to put on his head, to wipe the blood away," one witness said."People came across to give him water. But he seemed fine.
In a statement to Scene, a City Hall spokesperson said that Bibb's driver"was engaged in emergency response driving"—flashing red and blue lights—as it was cautiously approaching Superior. The spokesperson did not say why the response was needed."The Division of Police is currently investigating the incident and is following the process and procedure outlined for motor vehicle accidents," it added."There is no further information to share at this time.
"He is OK," a City Hall spokesperson texted Scene in an update Thursday afternoon."I don't have anything further at the moment." With all the development along the river and lake, the Waterfront Line's promise remains even as it sits mainly dormantMark Oprea is a staff writer at Scene. For the past seven years, he's covered Cleveland as a freelance journalist, and has contributed to TIME, NPR, the Pacific Standard and the Cleveland Magazine. He's the winner of two Press Club awards.
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