Clete Torres
01-09-2006, 08:23 PM
I just saw him on TV and it looks a lot worse than this. It looks like he has a plumb on his upper lip.
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Schwarzenegger injured in motorcycle crash
Recalling his days as one Hollywood's most popular action heroes, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Monday a weekend accident won't stop him from riding motorcycles.
As an actor, he said, he had to sign contracts covering possible injuries from stunts.
"I did all those things anyway," Schwarzenegger said. "I never played by the rules."
The governor received 15 stitches in his lip after he and his 12-year-old son, Patrick, were involved in the accident Sunday near their Los Angeles home, his spokeswoman Margita Thompson said. He and Patrick were treated for cuts and bruises at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica and released. Both were wearing helmets.
"I was very lucky," Schwarzenegger said during an appearance Monday at a health center for women and children in North Hollywood. "It could have been very different."
The left side of the governor's upper lip was swelled and puffy but didn't affect his speech or appear to cause much pain.
"What normally happens when you see someone in Hollywood with swollen lips, it's collagen shots," Schwarzenegger said, referring to the cosmetic procedure.
"But this is not what it is. It's no plastic surgery or anything like that," he said.
He said doctors had advised him to avoid attending events and speaking for at least three days.
"My wife said make it seven," Schwarzenegger joked.
The governor was riding a Harley Davidson motorcycle with his son in a sidecar when another driver backed into the street, Thompson said. Schwarzenegger collided with the car at low speed.
The other driver was uninjured. No citations were issued in the accident in the city's Brentwood section, said Officer Jason Lee, a police spokesman.
In December 2001, Schwarzenegger broke six ribs and was hospitalized for four days after a motorcycle crash in Los Angeles.
That accident occurred when a car stopped in front of him and he was unable to change lanes to avoid the vehicle. His ribs were broken when his chest hit the motorcycle windshield.
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Schwarzenegger injured in motorcycle crash
Recalling his days as one Hollywood's most popular action heroes, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Monday a weekend accident won't stop him from riding motorcycles.
As an actor, he said, he had to sign contracts covering possible injuries from stunts.
"I did all those things anyway," Schwarzenegger said. "I never played by the rules."
The governor received 15 stitches in his lip after he and his 12-year-old son, Patrick, were involved in the accident Sunday near their Los Angeles home, his spokeswoman Margita Thompson said. He and Patrick were treated for cuts and bruises at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica and released. Both were wearing helmets.
"I was very lucky," Schwarzenegger said during an appearance Monday at a health center for women and children in North Hollywood. "It could have been very different."
The left side of the governor's upper lip was swelled and puffy but didn't affect his speech or appear to cause much pain.
"What normally happens when you see someone in Hollywood with swollen lips, it's collagen shots," Schwarzenegger said, referring to the cosmetic procedure.
"But this is not what it is. It's no plastic surgery or anything like that," he said.
He said doctors had advised him to avoid attending events and speaking for at least three days.
"My wife said make it seven," Schwarzenegger joked.
The governor was riding a Harley Davidson motorcycle with his son in a sidecar when another driver backed into the street, Thompson said. Schwarzenegger collided with the car at low speed.
The other driver was uninjured. No citations were issued in the accident in the city's Brentwood section, said Officer Jason Lee, a police spokesman.
In December 2001, Schwarzenegger broke six ribs and was hospitalized for four days after a motorcycle crash in Los Angeles.
That accident occurred when a car stopped in front of him and he was unable to change lanes to avoid the vehicle. His ribs were broken when his chest hit the motorcycle windshield.