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Bullock OK After Crash With Drunk Driver

Police say motorist 'almost giggled' when told who she hit

By Caroline Zimmerman,  Newser User

Posted Apr 19, 2008 6:58 PM CDT
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(Newser) – A woman accused of drunk driving slammed head-on into Sandra Bullock's SUV last night near the Massachusetts coast, the Boston Globe reports. Bullock, 43, her husband, Jesse James, 39, and their driver were unhurt in the crash. Police said oncoming driver Lucille Gatchell "almost giggled" when told who she had hit. "She said, 'My first drunk driving and I hit Sandra Bullock,'" a policeman said.

Police said Gatchell was 2.5 times over the legal alcohol limit when she jumped lanes and hit Bullock's car. One officer arrived on the scene to find Bullock consoling her husband, and repeatedly asking about Gatchell's condition. Gatchell, who refused to comment on the crash today, will be arraigned Tuesday. Bullock is currently filming her next movie, "The Proposal," on Cape Ann, Mass.

Actress Sandra Bullock appears on stage during MTV's Total Request Live show at the MTV Times Square Studios in this file photo.
Actress Sandra Bullock appears on stage during MTV's "Total Request Live" show at the MTV Times Square Studios in this file photo.   (Associated Press)
This image provided by the Gloucester (Mass.) Police Dept. shows Lucille Gatchell, Friday, April 18, 2008 in Gloucester, Mass.
This image provided by the Gloucester (Mass.) Police Dept. shows Lucille Gatchell, Friday, April 18, 2008 in Gloucester, Mass.   (AP Photo/Gloucester Police Dept.)
Actress Sandra Bullock, who co-stars with Hugh Grant in Two Weeks Notice, attends ceremonies at New York's City Hall, in this file photo from Dec. 11, 2002.
Actress Sandra Bullock, who co-stars with Hugh Grant in "Two Weeks Notice," attends ceremonies at New York's City Hall, in this file photo from Dec. 11, 2002.   (Associated Press)
Actress Sandra Bullock, left, and her husband Jesse attend James an NHL hockey game between the Dallas Stars and the Los Angeles Kings in this file photo.
Actress Sandra Bullock, left, and her husband Jesse attend James an NHL hockey game between the Dallas Stars and the Los Angeles Kings in this file photo.   (Associated Press)
In this Thursday, June 15, 2006 file picture, actress Sandra Bullock appears on stage during MTV's 'Total Request Live.' Bullock and her husband were unhurt after a head-on crash with a drunken driver.
In this Thursday, June 15, 2006 file picture, actress Sandra Bullock appears on stage during MTV's 'Total Request Live.' Bullock and her husband were unhurt after a head-on crash with a drunken driver....   (Associated Press)
Actress Sandra Bullock and her husband, Jesse James, watch the first period of an NHL hockey game in Los Angeles in this file photo.
Actress Sandra Bullock and her husband, Jesse James, watch the first period of an NHL hockey game in Los Angeles in this file photo.   (Associated Press)
Sandra Bullock arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala in New York in this file photo.
Sandra Bullock arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala in New York in this file photo.   (Associated Press)
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