OBAMA MOTORCADE ACCIDENT

Two Miami police
officers were injured Wednesday while
participating in President Barack
Obama's motorcade in Florida, police
said.

Neither of the injuries was life-
threatening.
The Miami Police Department said Sgt.
Rufus Devane III, 42, and Sgt. Santiago
Cruz, 49, were traveling on Interstate
95 when they were involved in a crash
while approaching an onramp. A
preliminary investigation indicated an
abandoned vehicle on the shoulder of
the road may have contributed to the
crash, though the investigation is not
complete, police said.The two officers
were brought to a local hospital, where
tests were under way to determine the
severity of their injuries, police said.
Both officers have been with the
department for about two decades.

Obama's motorcade was returning to
Miami's international airport after two
Democratic fundraisers the president
held Wednesday evening in Miami
Beach, Fla. Obama's itinerary wasn't
affected. Obama left Miami on a
return flight to Washington ahead of
schedule.

The White House and U.S. Secret
Service had no immediate comment.
This isn't the first time Obama's
motorcade has been involved in an
accident in Florida. In September
2012, Bruce St. Laurent of the Jupiter,
Fla. police department was struck and
killed by a pickup truck in West Palm
Beach, Fla., where Obama was
traveling for a campaign stop.