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# Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani hospitalized after crash

> Aug 31 (Reuters) - Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani was hospitalized late Saturday evening after a car crash near Manchester, New Hampshire, a spokesman said.

By Reuters · Published 1 September 2025, 06:36 SAST · Updated 1 September 2025, 06:36 SAST

## Key points
- In a plot twist that rivals his legal escapades, Rudy Giuliani is nursing a fractured vertebrae after a high-speed rear-ending, but fear not—his spirits are as high as his past ambitions to overturn the 2020 election.
- Rudy Giuliani sustained a fractured vertebra and cuts after a high-speed rear-end collision in his rental car.
- His spokesman, Michael Ragusa, reported that Giuliani is "in great spirits" despite his injuries.
- The former New York City mayor is expected to be discharged from the hospital in a few days.
- Giuliani previously served as an attorney for Donald Trump during the unsuccessful 2020 election challenges.

## Content

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)