Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour was hospitalized Wednesday following a single-vehicle crash in Yazoo County, Mississippi.
According to the Associated Press, Yazoo County Sheriff Jake Sheriff said Barbour told emergency responders that a dog ran out in front of him, and the former governor swerved and hit a culvert, overturning his SUV.
Barbour, 75, was wearing a seat belt, and the airbag deployed. He had a cut on his head and complained of hip and should pain, Sheriff said.
The former governor was airlifted to the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson following the accident, Sheriff told WLBT.
According to a release from the Mississippi Highway Patrol, Barbour was “stable and alert” with injuries that were not life-threatening.
Barbour, a Republican, served as governor of Mississippi from 2004-2012.
