Bob Herbert, ex-Harry Reid aide, died in Porsche crash in California

Bob Herbert, a longtime adjutant to erstwhile U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, died Friday successful a single-car clang successful California, the California Highway Patrol said.

Herbert, besides a large wide successful the Nevada Army National Guard, was driving a Porsche westbound connected Nipton Road, eastbound of Ivanpah Road, successful unincorporated San Bernardino County adjacent the Nevada borderline erstwhile the clang occurred, the road patrol said.

“While traveling astatine a precocious complaint of speed, the operator mislaid power and the Porsche traveled into the unfastened godforsaken to the north,” a quality merchandise said. “The Porsche became airborne, overturned aggregate times, and came to remainder wrong the unfastened godforsaken northbound of Nipton Road.”

Impairment was not suspected, the road patrol said. The incidental occurred astir 4:30 p.m. connected Friday.

Herbert, 64, worked for Reid from 2001 done 2017, portion helium served stints arsenic bulk whip, bulk person and number leader. Most recently, helium was a lobbyist with the Porter Group, headed by erstwhile Nevada Rep. Jon Porter.

“It is with large sadness and a dense bosom that I stock with you the passing of my bully friend, Maj. Gen. Bob Herbert,” Reid said successful a statement. “Bob was highly respected and well-loved. I met Bob erstwhile helium was a aviator for the National Guard, flying maine and my unit astir connected a chopper to observe Nevada’s wilderness areas and subject installations much than 2 decades ago.”

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