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Hillary in Car That Injures Police Officer &Update
Monday Oct. 15, 2001
Hillary in Car that Injured Officer
Sen. Hillary Clinton was a passenger inside the car that injured a police officer at New York's Westchester County Airport on Sunday as it attempted to drive past a mandatory security check point, NewsMax.com has learned.
In a story that was broadcast only in Westchester County Monday night, Cablevision News12 reported that a county police officer injured his arm pounding on the window of Clinton's limousine while trying to get it to stop.
Clinton's motorcade was heading for an airport hangar where a private jet waited to take her to an undisclosed location.
News12 reported Sunday night that "a vehicle in Senator Clinton's security team tried to bypass a mandatory check point" - but it was unclear whether Mrs. Clinton was inside that car or a different vehicle.
But a source at News12 confirmed that Hillary was in the car and told NewsMax.com late Monday, "Her Secret Service driver thought they had clearance to drive straight through."
"The car drove past the check point and the police officer was injured when he banged on the window. He was shouting, 'Hey, what the hell are you doing?'"
The unnamed officer sprained his elbow in the altercation, a spokeswoman at Westchester County's Saint Agnes Hospital told NewsMax.com. He was treated in the emergency room and released.
"There was 'confusion' is what the Secret Service is saying now," News12 told NewsMax.com. "The set-up for Clinton's motorcade was, it was supposed to meet an escort at the main entrance before they got to that security checkpoint and that escort was supposed to take them through."
But Clinton's driver never went to the designated location.
"After the cop banged on the window, the car stopped. They cleared it all up and Mrs. Clinton went on her way," the News12 source said.
Updated that afternoon-
Monday, Oct. 15, 2001 4:21 p.m. EDT
Airport Officials Mum on Hillary Car Accident, Injured Cop
Officials at Westchester County Airport in New York refused to comment Monday afternoon after a police officer was injured the day before while attempting to stop a vehicle in Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's entourage as it tried to run a security checkpoint.
"A vehicle in Senator Clinton's security team tried to bypass a mandatory checkpoint at the airport, which has been under a heightened state of alert since the terrorist attacks," News12.com reported late Sunday.
"A county police officer attempting to stop the vehicle from getting through injured his shoulder. That officer was taken to Saint Agnes Hospital in White Plains, and his condition is unknown," News12 said.
A spokesman for Saint Agnes confirmed to NewsMax.com that a police officer was admitted to the emergency room, treated for a sprained elbow and released -- but had no further details.
It's not clear whether Sen. Clinton was in the car that apparently struck the officer or whether she left the scene without answering questions about the accident.
Sen. Clinton's office did not return a call seeking clarification on the incident by press time. Neither did Westchester County Police Public Information Officer Det. William Rehm, who has been assigned to the case.
A newsroom staffer at News12 told NewsMax the station would have further details on the accident, including the identity of the police officer injured in the encounter with Sen. Clinton's entourage, on its Monday evening broadcast.
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