This really is a much watch…
Here’s Bret Baier’s emotional return to the anchor chair Tuesday night after the horrific car crash in Montana that sent his entire family to the hospital (it gets a little dusty in here):
Ended the show with this tonight– count your blessings and hug your family. Thank you again to everyone for the support and prayers. @AmyBaier1 and I are very grateful– #SpecialReport pic.twitter.com/J3TYLXXukk
— Bret Baier (@BretBaier) January 23, 2019
According to the AP, this is a photo of the accident scene:
A little icy this morning. I think we talked about this.
Crash just south of the office when a driver slid through the stop sign.
Note the vehicle beside my car.#hemissedthesign2#IcyRoads pic.twitter.com/axU0zKMjBu
— Sgt McLaughlin (@SgtPatrick127) January 21, 2019
AP:
Baier, 48, said a passing motorist stopped and the family was able to climb out of the flipped vehicle. He said first responders got them to a hospital quickly, from which he says they left “banged up but alive.”
A photo provided by the Montana Highway Patrol showed Baier’s vehicle on its side in a snowy ditch. Three passengers in Baier’s vehicle were treated for minor injuries that he described as “a concussion, 14 stitches on a chin, a jostled tooth and a sprained ankle.”
One passenger in the truck was also transported to a hospital for minor injuries, said John Barnes, a spokesman for the Montana Department of Justice.
David, who Baier mentioned in the video had helped rescued his family, was taking a friend to the hospital for a cancer treatment at the time of the crash:
Wow! I did not know that. Thank you. And I am very glad they are ok too. All I saw was David asking me repeatedly if my family was ok. Thank you. ?’s for your husband #countyourblessings https://t.co/fcpjt9eVP9
— Bret Baier (@BretBaier) January 23, 2019
Rachel Maddow even sent pizzas to the Highway Patrol to thank them for rescuing Baier and his family:
Stage line Pizza just dropped this off on behalf of @RachelMaddowSho . Thank you very much for the thoughts. @MTHwyPatrol pic.twitter.com/mRqyUwKCqG
— Sgt McLaughlin (@SgtPatrick127) January 22, 2019
“Special Report” will be buying lunch today:
Thank you Sgt for sharing this from @MTHwyPatrol And thank you @maddow for sending. Very cool. The Fire DEPT and EMS is getting lunch on @SpecialReport tomorrow. They had 255 accidents to deal with in that area this weekend b/c of snow & ice #countyourblessings https://t.co/Ms3TY5ICsg
— Bret Baier (@BretBaier) January 23, 2019
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'Banged up, but alive': Bret Baier and family involved in major car accident in Montana https://t.co/ehTbJcgPpe
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 22, 2019
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