GLOUCESTER, Massachusetts, April 19, 2008

Sandra Bullock Hit By Drunk Driver

Actress And Her Husband Unhurt After Head-On Collision In Massachusetts

  • In this Thursday, June 15, 2006 file picture, actress Sandra Bullock appears on stage during MTV's 'Total Request Live' show at the MTV Times Square Studios in New York. Bullock and her husband were unhurt after a head-on crash with a drunken driver, police said, April 19, 2008.

    In this Thursday, June 15, 2006 file picture, actress Sandra Bullock appears on stage during MTV's 'Total Request Live' show at the MTV Times Square Studios in New York. Bullock and her husband were unhurt after a head-on crash with a drunken driver, police said, April 19, 2008.  (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen)

(AP)  Sandra Bullock and her husband were unhurt after a head-on crash with a drunken driver in Massachusetts, police said Saturday.

The actress and her husband, Jesse James of TV's "Monster Garage," were being driven in a sport-utility vehicle Friday night when a station wagon crossed the center line and hit them, said Gloucester police Lt. Jerry Cook.

Both vehicles were totaled, but no one was hurt. The vehicles were traveling 15 to 20 mph, Cook said.

The other car was driven by Lucille Gatchell, who registered a blood-alcohol level of 0.20 percent, more than twice the legal limit of 0.08 percent, Cook said.

She was held by Gloucester police overnight and released Saturday on personal recognizance. She is to be arraigned Tuesday.

Gatchell did not immediately return a call seeking comment Saturday. Calls to representatives for Bullock were not immediately returned.

Bullock, 43, was "gracious" and concerned about whether Gatchell was OK, Cook said.

The actress, who starred in such films as "Speed" and "Miss Congeniality," is in Massachusetts filming the romantic comedy "The Proposal."

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by keithle1 April 21, 2008 11:13 PM EDT
Good point, linfinster, re how fast the vehicles were going. Does seem more than a little odd. What were they made out of? Tin foil?
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by linfinster April 20, 2008 10:14 PM EDT
" in a sport-utility vehicle Friday night when a station wagon crossed the center line and hit them, said Gloucester police Lt. Jerry Cook.

Both vehicles were totaled, but no one was hurt. The vehicles were traveling 15 to 20 mph, Cook said. "

COME ON~ SINCE WHEN CAN AN SUV BE TOTALED GO 20 BY ANOTHER GOING 20? EITHER WE ARE PAYING A HIGH PRICE FOR SAFETY OR SOMETHINGS NOT RIGHT! GEESH
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