[h=3]By SARA MURRAY[/h]LAKEWOOD CREST, Fla.—Sen. Marco Rubio's day of campaigning with Mitt Romney across this battleground state was cut short Saturday when the senator's young daughter was injured in a motor vehicle accident in a different part of the state.
Getty ImagesU.S. Sen. Marco Rubio stands next to a Florida State trooper's vehicle after he left the motorcade of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Saturday.
Amanda Rubio, 12 years old, was in an accident in Miami Saturday and was airlifted to Miami Children's Hospital, where she is in stable condition, Alex Conant, one of Mr. Rubio's aides said in a statement.
Mr. Romney's motorcade pulled off on the side of Florida's I-4 corridor to drop off Mr. Rubio shortly before 7 p.m. A Florida state trooper picked up the senator in a police vehicle.
"Sen. Rubio was notified of the accident after coming off stage while campaigning with Gov. Romney in Kissimmee, Fla.," Mr. Conant said in a statement. "He is en route to Miami."
Mr. Romney, who was joined by Mr. Rubio at rallies in Pensacola and Kissimmee earlier today, continued on to his final campaign stop of the day in Land O'Lakes.
Mr. Rubio, a first-term senator who resides in West Miami, has four children.
Getty ImagesU.S. Sen. Marco Rubio stands next to a Florida State trooper's vehicle after he left the motorcade of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Saturday.
Amanda Rubio, 12 years old, was in an accident in Miami Saturday and was airlifted to Miami Children's Hospital, where she is in stable condition, Alex Conant, one of Mr. Rubio's aides said in a statement.
Mr. Romney's motorcade pulled off on the side of Florida's I-4 corridor to drop off Mr. Rubio shortly before 7 p.m. A Florida state trooper picked up the senator in a police vehicle.
"Sen. Rubio was notified of the accident after coming off stage while campaigning with Gov. Romney in Kissimmee, Fla.," Mr. Conant said in a statement. "He is en route to Miami."
Mr. Romney, who was joined by Mr. Rubio at rallies in Pensacola and Kissimmee earlier today, continued on to his final campaign stop of the day in Land O'Lakes.
Mr. Rubio, a first-term senator who resides in West Miami, has four children.