Rudy Giuliani, former attorney for former President Donald Trump, departs the US District Court after he was ordered to pay 148 million US dollars in punitive damages in his defamation case brought by two Fulton County election workers in Washington, DC, USA, 15 December 2023. The two Atlanta workers, Ruby Freeman and Shane Moss, sued Giuliani for defamation after they were harassed following Giulianis false election claims. EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO 
Giuliani suffered a fractured vertebrae as well as other cuts, the spokesman, Michael Ragusa, said in a post on the social media site X. He said Giuliani's rental car was hit from behind at high speed.
Ragusa said Giuliani was "in great spirits" and expected to be released from the hospital in a few days.
Giuliani has worked as an attorney for President Donald Trump in his failed efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
(Reporting by Brad Heath; Editing by Frank McGurty and Nia Williams)