Usain Bolt Crashes Gift Car, Walks Away

Bolt has only minor scratches
By A Ali,  Newser Staff
Posted Apr 30, 2009 7:46 AM CDT
Usain Bolt Crashes Gift Car, Walks Away
Bolt crashed the BMW M3 his sponsor Puma gifted to him. He went to a school in Germany to learn how to drive the sports car.   (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt walked away from a car accident in Jamaica with no apparent injuries except a thorn in his foot. The world champion sprinter crashed his BMW M3—a gift from sponsor Puma for his performance in Beijing—after speeding down a wet highway, the Guardian reports. But Bolt, 22, may miss an invitational meet this weekend as a result.
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