Star dog handler hurt in wreck en route to Westminster show

Captain, a French bulldog, second from left, participates in breed judging at the 145th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Saturday, June 12, 2021, in Tarrytown, N.Y. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Princess Aurora, a kesan, stands beside her Best of Opposite Sex ribbon near the Lyndhurst Mansion after competing in her breed group at the 145th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Saturday, June 12, 2021, in Tarrytown, N.Y. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Venom, a Chinese crested dog, participates in breed judging at the 145th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Saturday, June 12, 2021, in Tarrytown, N.Y. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Quinn, a chow chow, who won the top prize in his breed group, rests in front of a fan after judging at the 145th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Saturday, June 12, 2021, in Tarrytown, N.Y. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Captain, a French bulldog, is pet by his handler while participating in breed judging at the 145th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Saturday, June 12, 2021, in Tarrytown, N.Y. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

A handler adjusts her face mask while a limited number of spectators watch the French bulldog breed judging at the 145th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Saturday, June 12, 2021, in Tarrytown, N.Y. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

FILE - In this Feb. 13, 2018, file photo, handler Bill McFadden poses for photos with Flynn, a bichon frise, after Flynn won best in show during the 142nd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018, at Madison Square Garden in New York. McFadden, who has guided two Westminster winners, was rear-ended and injured while driving a van full of dogs cross-country to the show, his wife and fellow star handler, Taffe McFadden, said Saturday, June 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Mathew, a French bulldog, wins the top prize in his breed group at the 145th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Saturday, June 12, 2021, in Tarrytown, N.Y. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

A bichon frise is groomed in the staging area in the tented judging area at the 145th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Saturday, June 12, 2021, in Tarrytown, N.Y. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

FILE - In this Feb. 13, 2018, file photo, handler Bill McFadden, right, poses for photos with Flynn, a bichon frise, and judge Betty-Anne Stenmark after Flynn won best in show during the 142nd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in New York. McFadden, who has guided two Westminster winners, was rear-ended and injured while driving a van full of dogs cross-country to the show, his wife and fellow star handler, Taffe McFadden, said Saturday, June 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Matty Pugdashian, a pug, rests following their breed judging at the 145th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Saturday, June 12, 2021, in Tarrytown, N.Y. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Pilate, a Belgian laekenois that is a new breed to enter competition this year, stands beside the judging area at the 145th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Saturday, June 12, 2021, in Tarrytown, N.Y. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)