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Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 3:50 am
Jul. 6, 2005. 09:27 PM
Bush rides bike into Scottish police officer
FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS
GLENEAGLES, Scotland — U.S. President George W. Bush collided with a local police officer and fell during a bike ride on the grounds of the Gleneagles golf resort while attending a meeting of world leaders today.
Bush suffered "mild to moderate" scrapes on his hands and arms that required bandages by the White House physician, said the president's spokesman, Scott McClellan. The accident occurred on asphalt, McClellan said, but Bush was wearing a helmet at the time.
The officer was taken to a local hospital as a precaution, McClellan said. Police said the officer suffered a "very minor" ankle injury.
It was raining lightly at the time.
The officer was on a security detail. He is a member of the police department of Strathclyde, a nearby town, McClellan said.
Bush was concerned about the officer's condition, and talked with him for some time after the collision, McClellan said. The president also asked White House physician Richard Tubb to monitor the officer's condition at the hospital.
The presidential bike suffered some damage, McClellan said, so Bush rode back to the hotel in a Secret Service vehicle.
The fall did not affect Bush's schedule. Dressed in a tuxedo, he attended a dinner hosted by the Queen at the annual Group of Eight economic summit. He showed no signs of distress.
A year ago, Bush was cut and bruised when he sailed over the handlebars while riding a mountain bike at his Texas ranch.
In 2003, he tried out a Segway, the stand-up, motorized scooter at the family's seaside estate in Maine. It went down on his first attempt, but he stayed on his feet with a flying leap over the machine. Undeterred, he got on again and cruised around the driveway with his father.
also Pope John Paul is sick
Bush rides bike into Scottish police officer
FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS
GLENEAGLES, Scotland — U.S. President George W. Bush collided with a local police officer and fell during a bike ride on the grounds of the Gleneagles golf resort while attending a meeting of world leaders today.
Bush suffered "mild to moderate" scrapes on his hands and arms that required bandages by the White House physician, said the president's spokesman, Scott McClellan. The accident occurred on asphalt, McClellan said, but Bush was wearing a helmet at the time.
The officer was taken to a local hospital as a precaution, McClellan said. Police said the officer suffered a "very minor" ankle injury.
It was raining lightly at the time.
The officer was on a security detail. He is a member of the police department of Strathclyde, a nearby town, McClellan said.
Bush was concerned about the officer's condition, and talked with him for some time after the collision, McClellan said. The president also asked White House physician Richard Tubb to monitor the officer's condition at the hospital.
The presidential bike suffered some damage, McClellan said, so Bush rode back to the hotel in a Secret Service vehicle.
The fall did not affect Bush's schedule. Dressed in a tuxedo, he attended a dinner hosted by the Queen at the annual Group of Eight economic summit. He showed no signs of distress.
A year ago, Bush was cut and bruised when he sailed over the handlebars while riding a mountain bike at his Texas ranch.
In 2003, he tried out a Segway, the stand-up, motorized scooter at the family's seaside estate in Maine. It went down on his first attempt, but he stayed on his feet with a flying leap over the machine. Undeterred, he got on again and cruised around the driveway with his father.
also Pope John Paul is sick
... i badly sprained my ankle the other day, walked home on it (although couldn't walk the next day). i didn't bitch about it! bush is a baby.
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