The startling move, officials said, stemmed from a conclusion by Justice Department officials that he had mishandled the probe of Hillary Clinton’s emails. Comey was fired as he is leading a counterintelligence investigation to determine whether associates of President Trump may have coordinated with Russia to meddle with the presidential election last year.
On a roiled Capitol Hill, both Republicans and Democrats called for an independent investigation into potential ties between Russia and Trump’s presidential campaign.
State police are investigating whether the driver of the car that collided with the one driven by Kathy Berman could have had a medical emergency just before the crash.
