Police: Lance Armstrong hit parked cars, let girlfriend take blame

[Liberal_in_LA]

DENVER
Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong hit two parked cars after a night of partying in Aspen but agreed to let his longtime girlfriend take the blame to avoid national attention, police reports show.

Aspen police cited Armstrong with failing to report an accident and speeding weeks after the Dec. 28 accident, but only after his girlfriend, Anna Hansen, admitted to lying for him.

Armstrong declined immediate comment, and his attorney, Pamela Mackey, didn’t immediately return a call.

Hansen initially told police she had been driving home from an Aspen Art Museum party when she lost control of Armstrong’s GMC Yukon on the icy roads, hitting the cars. She said she drove because “Lance had a little bit to drink,” according to the reports.

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[Xipe Totec]

1. Well, that strategy for avoiding publicity worked flawlessly... nt

[Skittles]

2. I feel sorry for his kids

what an asshole

[cwydro]

3. That guy

wouldn't know the truth if it hit him in the face.

[demmiblue]

4. So, he didn't have enough balls to own up to his shite behavior. n/t

[cwydro]

8. Ha!

Intended or unintended irony?

[smirkymonkey]

5. I always knew he was a dick, even before any of his troubles.

there is just something about him that I never liked.

[cwydro]

12. I recommend Cycle of Lies -

Fantastic book about him and his horrid behavior.

I knew a lot about him, but that book is truly eye-opening. I could hardly put it down.

[smirkymonkey]

15. Thanks for the rec! He is one of those people that I love to hate

for some strange reason. I am sure I would like it!

[cwydro]

16. I couldn't put it down.

There's another called WheelMen. Not as good but just as engrossing.

Juliet Macur wrote Cycle of Lies.

[Mnemosyne]

6. He agreed?! More like he begged her, imo. jerk nt

[bigwillq]

7. Lance is not a man

A real man would not do this. He would take responsibility for his actions.
I don't buy into that lame excuse of "to avoid national attention".

[uppityperson]

10. I am not a man but would take responsibility for my actions.

I don't buy into needing XY chromosomes to do so.

[bigwillq]

11. That's what real women would do

[yeoman6987]

9. He is scum. Always hated him!

[NightWatcher]

13. It takes a lot of ball to pin your crimes on your girlfriend.

[cwydro]

14. I see what you did there.