by Rigorous Intuition » Wed Jul 06, 2005 5:42 pm
Bush hits police officer while on bike ride<br><br>Associated Press<br><br>GLENEAGLES, Scotland — President 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.<br><br>Bush suffered scrapes on his hands and arms that required bandages by the White House physician, said White House spokesman Scott McClellan.<br><br>The police officer was taken to a local hospital as a precaution, McClellan said. The extent of the officer's injuries was not known, but he might have an ankle injury, the spokesman said.<br><br>It was raining lightly at the time.<br><br>The officer was on a security detail. He is a member of the police department of Strathclyde, a nearby town, McClellan said.<br><br>The president 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.<br><br>The fall did not affect the president's schedule. Dressed in a tuxedo, he attended a dinner hosted by Queen Elizabeth at the annual Group of Eight economic summit. He showed no signs of distress.<br><br><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/world/3255209" target="top">www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/world/3255209</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--> <p></p><i></i>
