Woman Who Crashed into Sandra Bullock's Car in Court

By Jane Ivory
17:03, April 22nd 2008
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Woman Who Crashed into Sandra Bullock's Car in Court

The elderly Gloucester, Mass., woman who crashed Friday into a car carrying Sandra Bullock will appear before a judge on Tuesday, the Associated Press reports.

Lucille Gatchell crashed her Subaru station wagon into the SUV driving Hollywood darling Sandra Bullock and her motorcycle entrepreneur husband Jesse James to their hotel. The accident occurred in Gloucester, Massachusetts, on Friday night.

The 64-year-old woman was allegedly drunk. Gatchell is scheduled for arraignment Tuesday in Gloucester District Court on a drunken driving charge, the Associated Press reports.

Neither Bullock nor James was hurt in the head-on accident that occurred in front of the Gloucester Laundromat on Whitemore Street.

When arriving at the scene of the crash, police immediately noticed that Gatchell allegedly “had a strong odor of alcohol and was unsteady on her feet.” She blew an alcohol level two-and-a-half times over the legal limit, said Gloucester police, and was arrested right away.

Police Lt. Jerry Cook said both vehicles were badly damaged but none of the persons involved in the accident were injured and no medical attention was required. The vehicles were apparently traveling around 20 miles per hour.

Officers found Bullock and James embracing and comforting each other and were impressed with the couple’s concern for the elderly woman.

“Mrs. Bullock was very personable and was concerned for (Gatchell's) well-being,” said Police Officer Kevin Mackey, according to the Boston Globe.

“After I arrested her I had her in the cruiser. I said, ‘Do you realize who you hit?’” Mackey told the Globe. “She asked, ‘Who?’ I said, ‘Sandra Bullock.’ She was almost giggling and laughing. She said, ‘My first drunk driving and I hit Sandra Bullock.’”

Bullock is in the Cape Ann area for the filming of the romantic comedy “The Proposal.”



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