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The Savannah Police Department (SPD) stated that on August 28, an officer was seriously hurt while riding a motorcycle to help with Vice President Kamala Harris’s motorcade.

Thursday, the police put out a statement on their public website. They said it was “a single-vehicle accident” that happened around 7 p.m. and named the cop as Corporal David Bates of the Savannah Police Department. Fox 5 Atlanta said that Walz was also on the bus trip.

“The Savannah Police Department is supporting Corporal Bates and his family as he begins his recovery from injuries sustained in this vehicle accident,” SPD Chief Lenny B. Gunther said in the statement.

The SPD declared their unwavering support in light of the challenging road ahead for Bates.

“We will be by his side every step of the way,” the statement read.

At first, it was said that police could see blood on the ground when they tried to help Bates right after the crash. A statement said that Bates “sustained serious injuries” in the accident and that he was taken to Memorial Health University Medical Center to get help.

“He is in stable condition and continues to undergo treatment,” they said.

“The Secret Service is aware of an incident that occurred during a motorcade movement yesterday,” Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Secret Service’s Atlanta Field Office Frederick D. Houston said in the statement.

They confirmed that everything was under control as the campaign rolled through Georgia and continued onward as planned.

“The movement was not affected by the incident. We are thankful for the support of our law enforcement partners and wish Corporal David Bates a full and speedy recovery,” Houston added, the statement read.

Information about the events that led to the accident was not known right away. Since then, no more details about the crash have been made public.

This comes as a new Wall Street Journal survey that has the race between former President Donald Trump and Harris at a statistical tie is good news for the former, according to the pollster.

The poll shows Harris leading Trump by 1 point, with 48% to Trump’s 47%, among registered voters in a direct matchup. If independent and third-party candidates are included on the ballot, Harris’s lead increases to 2 points, at 47% to Trump’s 45%. However, given the margin of error, the race remains too close to call.

The survey, released Thursday, is the first instance of Harris leading Trump head-to-head in any of the Journal’s polls since last year. A poll from late last month had shown Trump with a 2-point lead over Harris.

The new poll reveals that while Harris has a 49% favorable rating and a 49% unfavorable rating, her performance as vice president is viewed less positively. Only 42% of voters approve of her handling of the role, compared to 51% who disapprove.

Michael Bocian, a Democratic pollster who worked on the survey, told the Journal, “Voters are assessing her job approval as Biden’s vice president, but they are assessing her as her own candidate for president.” He said, “She has emerged successfully as a candidate.”

However, David Lee, a Republican pollster who worked on the survey, said after weeks of positive media coverage and a bump from the Democratic National Convention, “Kamala Harris has managed to tie Donald Trump nationally — and a tie nationally points to a sizable electoral win for Trump.”

He referenced the 2016 election, where Democrat Hillary Clinton won the national popular vote by over 2 percentage points but lost the Electoral College to Trump.

A series of new polls indicate that the ‘surge’ Vice President Kamala Harris received after President Joe Biden dropped his reelection bid last month is ending.

According to a recent poll by the Napolitan Institute, released on Friday, Trump is once again leading, similar to the lead he held over Biden before the Democrats redirected their support to Harris.

“In the race for the White House, Donald Trump leads Kamala Harris 46% to 45%. When leaners are included, the Napolitan News survey of 3,000 Likely Voters shows Trump ahead 49% to 47%. A week ago, the candidates were tied at 49% among Likely Voters,” the polling organization noted in a report on its findings.

“These numbers suggest that the initial Harris bounce is over. However, the core dynamics of the race remain unchanged. Love him or hate him, voters know what they think of Donald Trump. At this point in time, Kamala Harris remains largely unknown. That means events like the upcoming Democratic convention and presidential debates could have a bigger impact than usual.”

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