Police: Lance Armstrong hit parked cars, had girlfriend take the blame

How chivalrous! Aspen police say that former pro cyclist Lance Armstrong hit two parked cars while driving his SUV, and let his girlfriend Anna Hansen take the fall.

On Dec. 28, Hansen told a homeowner that she hit the two cars parked in front of his house with her vehicle, the Aspen Daily News reports. She gave him her contact information but did not file a police report, and Hansen was cited for failing to report an accident and exceeding safe speed for conditions.

Det. Rick Magnuson wrote in his police report that he was suspicious of Hansen's story, and after several interviews she came clean. "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,'" she said. The citations have been transferred to Armstrong, and Hansen will not have any charges filed against her; in fact, she was praised by Magnuson, who said he appreciated her honesty.

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