Aug. 26, 2014 / 9:19 AM

Former FBI director Louis Freeh injured in car accident

Louis Freeh became seriously injured when he drove his SUV off the road in Vermont Monday.

Former Director of the FBI Louis Freeh. (UPI Photo/Michael Kleinfeld)

Former Director of the FBI Louis Freeh. (UPI Photo/Michael Kleinfeld) | License Photo

BARNARD, Vt., Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Former FBI director Louis Freeh was hospitalized Monday following a car crash in Vermont.

Vermont State Police rushed to the scene of the single-vehicle accident around noon near Barnard, where Freeh has a vacation home.

Emergency responders said Freeh was driving his 2010 GMC Yukon when they believe he drove off the road and struck a mailbox and a row of shrubs before coming to a stop against a tree. He was wearing a seatbelt.

State police said Freeh was airlifted to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in New Hampshire with serious injuries, including a broken leg.

Freeh, 64, is a former federal judge who served as FBI director from 1993 to 2001. He recently took on handling child sex abuse complaints against former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.

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