Early today, in the western Cleveland suburb of Parma, Sherrod Brown, his driver Will Young and his universally beloved dog Franklin were in an auto accident when another car ran a stop sign and ran into their Jeep Cherokee.
Franklin is OK, because he was strapped into a harness while Sherrod and Will sustained only minor injuries, thanks to airbags, and were released from the hospital after being checked out.
Sherrod being Sherrod, he didn’t miss the chance to stand up for workers.
In a statement he said, “"Connie [Schultz, his wife] and I and my team are so grateful to the Parma Police, the paramedics and doctors and nurses at Parma Medical Center for their professionalism and quality care. We appreciate the concern of our friends and neighbors for my staff member and myself and are happy to report we are both doing just fine- thanks in large part to my well-made Jeep Cherokee and government regulations that help keep us all safe on the road by requiring airbags.”
"While I wish this could have happened on a test track rather than to us, I can tell you without a doubt that my Jeep Cherokee, made with American steel by union workers in Toledo, made all the difference in allowing us to walk away from this crash, a little stiff, but unharmed."