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Former [[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]] [[Laura Bush|Pickles Bush]] loved him to death with her [[Chevy Impala|car]]. |
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[[Image:Laura Bush police report.jpg|135px|thumb|right|Official police report (click to enlarge).]] |
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'''Michael Dutton Douglas''' (November 16, 1945 – November 6, 1963) was the 17-year-old former boyfriend of Laura Welch (later [[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]] [[Laura Bush]])<ref>[http://www.snopes.com/politics/bush/laura.asp "Claim: While a teenager, future First Lady Laura Bush caused the death of a classmate in a car accident. Status: True."], [[Urban Legends Reference Pages|Snopes.com]]</ref> who was killed when Welch, also 17, failed to stop at a [[stop sign]] while driving and [[car accident|broadsided]] his vehicle. Welch was not ticketed or charged in connection with the collision. |
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Douglas and Welch were students together at [[Midland Lee High School|Robert E. Lee High School]] in [[Midland, Texas|Midland]], [[Texas]]. Douglas has been described as an active athlete, physically attractive, and intelligent. He was nominated as the school's most popular male student while a junior, an honor typically awarded only to graduating high school seniors. |
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In May 2000, a two-page police report detailing the fatal crash was made public. The report revealed that on November 6, 1963, Welch was driving her [[Chevrolet Impala]] [[sedan (car)|sedan]] with one passenger (Judy Dykes, also 17). It was a clear Wednesday night, shortly after 8 p.m., when Welch entered the [[Intersection (road)|intersection]] of [[State Highway 349 (Texas)|State Highway 349]] and Farm to Market Road 868 (now Loop 250) (at {{coord|32.04362300|-102.08530400|display=inline}}).<ref>[http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/9516/ "Laura Welch Bush 1963 Car Accident Site"], Virtual Globetrotting, 2005-09-18.</ref> Welch failed to observe the intersection's [[stop sign]] and collided into Douglas' [[Chevrolet Corvair]] [[sedan (car)|sedan]]. Welch and Dykes sustained minor injuries; Douglas was pronounced dead on arrival at Midland Memorial Hospital. Welch was not charged with any offense. |
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The future First Lady made a brief remark in March 2000 about the crash, "I know this as an adult, and even more as a parent, it was crushing ... for the family involved and for me as well."<ref>Vertuno, Jim. [http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/e1698.htm Mrs. Bush ran stop sign in fatal crash], ''[[USA Today]]''. Published May 3, 2000.</ref> |
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== Sources == |
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== External links and references == |
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*[[Christopher Andersen|Andersen, Christopher]], ''George and Laura: Portrait of an American Marriage'', Harper Collins, 2002. ISBN 0-06-621370-3, (pp. 83-94). |
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*[[Ann Gerhart|Gerhart, Ann]], ''The Perfect Wife: The Life and Choices of Laura Bush.'', Simon & Schuster, 2004. ISBN 0-7432-4383-8 (pp. 1-17). |
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*[[Dennis B. Roddy|Roddy, Dennis B.]], [http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04102/299341.stm "The Book on Laura Bush"], Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, (p. A1.) |
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[[Category:1945 births]] |
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[[Category:1963 deaths]] |
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[[Category:People from Midland, Texas]] |
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[[Category:Road accident deaths in Texas]] |
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Revision as of 16:54, 24 April 2010
Former First Lady Pickles Bush loved him to death with her car.