Politics & Government
National Grid President Collapses During Press Conference
National Grid RI's spokesman tweeted later Tuesday night that Horan was being released from Rhode Island Hospital.
Rhode Island National Grid President Tim Horan collapsed Tuesday evening during Governor Gina Raimondo's press conference to update the public on the gas outage situation in Newport. Horan was transported to Rhode Island Hospital and was later released.
"Happy to report that Tim Horan is doing well and will be released from the hospital shortly," tweeted Ted Kresse, Director of Communication for Rhode Island National Grid. Kresse added that Senior Vice President and Chief Customer Officer Terry Soblewski will be taking on Horan's duties on a temporary basis.
Happy to report that @TimHoranNG President of @nationalgridus Rhode Island is doing well and will be released from the hospital shortly. SVP & Chief Customer Officer Terry Sobolewski @tmsobs will assume Tim's RI duties on an interim basis
— Ted Kresse (@TedKresse) January 23, 2019
According to a Facebook post by WPRI, Horan "appeared to become woozy and fell." Others commented that Horan's speech became slurred and incoherent just before he collapsed.
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We should learn what his condition is tomorrow. - TR. #WPRO https://t.co/IN487TNCTG
— NewsTalk 99.7 & AM 630 WPRO (@wpro) January 23, 2019
WPRO reports that more information on Horan's condition is expected to be released Wednesday morning.
Live streamed videos of Horan's collapse have been deleted from most news outlets and official sites.
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Photo: Rhode Island National Grid President Tim Horan (right) speaks with workers inside the Mobile Emergency Operations Center in Newport Tuesday afternoon. Photo Credit: National Grid
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