Arnold Schwarzenegger Watch: Governor and Son Hurt in Motorcycle Mishap

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger discusses his strategic growth plan, that includes $2.5 billion over the next 10 years to make levee repairs and improve emergency response, during a news conference at the Nimbus Dam near Folsom,Calif., Friday, Jan. 6, 2005. Schwarzenegger called on bipartisan support for his growth plan, which he unveiled during his State of the State speech Thursday. At right is Resources Secretary Mike Chrisman.

AP: Schwarzenegger Hurt in Motorcycle Mishap

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger received 15 stitches in his lip Sunday after he and his 12-year-old son were involved in a motorcycle accident near their Los Angeles home, his spokeswoman said.

Schwarzenegger was riding a Harley Davidson motorcycle with his son Patrick in the sidecar when another driver backed into the street, spokeswoman Margita Thompson said in a statement.

“The governor was unable to avoid the vehicle in his path and collided with it at a low speed,” she said.

Both Schwarzenegger and his son were treated for cuts and bruises at St. John’s Hospital in Santa Monica and released, Thompson said. Both were wearing helmets at the time, she said.

The other driver was uninjured.

Flap hopes the Governor is fine.

Sutures in the lip are never fun.

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