And just HOW DID she skate on this?
Report: Laura Bush in 1963 car wreck
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By Jim Vertuno
Associated Press
May 4, 2000 | AUSTIN, Texas -- Details in a 1963 accident report say that
Laura Bush, then 17, ran a stop sign in the Texas crash that killed a friend
in another car. The report, adding information to previous reports of the
crash, was released to The Associated Press on Wednesday.
Mrs. Bush now is the wife of Republican presidential nominee-to-be George W.
Bush, the Texas governor.
"It was a very tragic accident that deeply affected the families and was very
painful for all involved, including the community at large," said Mrs. Bush's
spokesman, Andrew Malcolm. "To this day, Mrs. Bush remains unable to talk
about it."
She did say in March, when asked at a campaign stop about the crash, "I know
this as an adult, and even more as a parent, it was crushing ... for the
family involved and for me as well."
There had been published accounts of the accident, but city officials had
declined to release the records because those involved were under 18. The
police report was released Wednesday in response to an open-records request
that was submitted to Midland officials in March.
According to the two-page accident report, Laura Welch was driving her
Chevrolet sedan on a clear night shortly after 8 p.m. on Nov. 6, 1963, when
she drove into an intersection and struck a Corvair sedan driven by
17-year-old Michael Douglas.
Although previous news accounts have reported Douglas was thrown from the car
and broke his neck, those details were not in the report.
The speed of Laura Bush's car was illegible on the report. The speed limit
for the road was 55.
Laura Bush and her passenger, Judy Dykes, also 17, were taken to a hospital
and treated for minor injuries, according to an accident account printed at
the time in the Midland Reporter-Telegram.
The police report indicates no charges were filed. That section of the report
was left blank.
"As far as we know, no charges were filed," said Midland city attorney Keith
Stretcher. "I don't think it's unusual that charges weren't filed."
salon.com | May 4, 2000
� 2000 The Associated Press
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