Biden Vancouver Olympics motorcade accident: Peggy Fleming, Vonetta Flowers “minor injuries”

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The U.S. official delegation to 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics

from Biden’s office…

THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Vice President

For Immediate Release
February 15, 2010

STATEMENT FROM JAY CARNEY, COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT

Below is a statement from Jay Carney, Communications Director for Vice President
Biden, regarding a motor vehicle incident earlier today
in Vancouver.

“Earlier this afternoon, a van in the Vice President’s
motorcade carrying members of the official US Olympic Games Delegation was
involved in a minor accident while traveling to an event. Two
members of the delegation, Peggy Fleming and Vonetta Flowers, received
minor injuries and were taken to a local hospital as a precaution. They were
both evaluated and have since been released. Neither the Vice President nor
anyone else in his party was involved in the incident.”

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