It's been a tough couple of years for the famous cyclist and philanthropist ever since he admitted to having used enhancing drugs during his incredible Tour de France career; now, the latest news about Sheryl Crowe's ex sees Lance Armstrong's hit-and-run case pinned on his girlfriend, or so the courthouse says.
Known first for his amazing feats as a cyclist and for then having admitted that they'd only happened because of performance enhancement drugs, Lance Armstrong's hit-and-run case saw the athlete doing, once again, what he's been widely criticized for doing: lying.
According to The Washington Post, Lance Armstrong's hit-and-run happened last December, after he was out with girlfriend Anna Hansen in a night of partying in Aspen, Colorado; seemingly, the disgraced cyclist hit two parked vehicles with his SUV and then fled the scene, though that wasn't the way he had originally told the story to the local police.
According to The New York Daily News, the ski town's police department issued two traffic citations over Lance Armstrong's hit-and-run case last month, for exceeding the safe speed and failing to report an accident; originally, Hansen had been the one cited by the authorities, but questions were raised about her account on the accident and the whole thing was then transferred to Armstrong.
The Los Angeles Times reports that Hansen had ultimately confessed to having lied in her confession, as she wanted to protect Armstrong from the unwarranted media attention she was sure the accident would bring - something that didn't work out in the end, as the news got out anyway and reinforced the already-present image of the athlete as a liar, after he'd denied having used performance enhancing drugs during his cyclist career for years.
"'That was a joint decision,'" said the police report about Hansen's confession, "'and, um, you know we've had our family name smeared over every paper in the world in the last couple of years and honestly, I've got teenagers, I just wanted to protect my family because I thought, 'Gosh, Anna Hansen hit some cars, it's not going to show up in the papers, but Lance Armstrong hit some cars, it's going to be a national story.'"
Lance Armstrong's hit-and-run charges will see their day in court on March 17.
