Michelle Wu Car Accident: What happened to mayor of Boston, MA Michelle Wu?
According to reports on Friday, December 15, 2023, the mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, Michelle Wu was involved in a road traffic collision from which he sustained severe injuries.
The reports says it was a serious crash, however, further details are yet to be made available.
Investigation is ongoing.
Who is Michelle Wu?
Michelle Wu is an American politician serving as the mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, since 2021. The daughter of Taiwanese immigrants, she was the first Asian American woman to serve on the Boston City Council, from 2014 to 2021, and acted as its president from 2016-2018. She was the first woman and first non-white mayor of Boston. Wu is a member of the Democratic Party.
While on the Boston City Council, Wu authored several ordinances that were enacted. This included an ordinance to prevent the city from contracting with health insurers that discriminate in their coverage against transgender individuals. She also authored ordinances to have the city protect wetlands, support adaption to climate change, enact a plastic bag ban, adopt Community Choice Aggregation, and provide paid parental leave to municipal employees. As a city councilor, Wu also partook in a successful effort to adopt regulations on short-term rentals.