887. Date: August 20, 1994
Victim: Vice President Al Gore
Location: Washington, D.C.
Details: Gore was disabled when he tore his Achilles tendon during a basketball game at the Congressional gymnasium. It was surgically repaired that night.
888. Date: August 21, 1994
Victim: Kuwaiti Prince Ali al-Sabah
Location: Rabat, Morocco
Details: The Royal Air Maroc plane carrying al-Sabah and 43 others crashed ten minutes after takeoff, killing everyone on board.
889. Date: September 16, 1994
Victim: President Bill Clinton
Location: Washington, D.C.
Details: Three fire trucks responded to the West Wing of the White House after a lamp shorted out, causing smoke. Clinton was in the East Wing at the time.
890. Date: December 4, 1994
Victim: President Bill Clinton
Location: Washington, D.C.
Details: A metal gatepost that was retracted into the ground, popped up seconds after Clinton's limousine drove over it. A van in his motorcade struck it, activating its airbags and shattering a window.
891. Date: December 23, 1994
Victim: Circuit Judge H. Michael Coburn
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Details: Coburn was leading a group of VIPs on an inspection tour of a darkened condemned building when he fell down an elevator shaft. He died four days later of massive head injuries.
892. Date: January 10, 1995
Victim: Senate President Pro Tem John Bloomer
Location: Montpelier, Vermont
Details: Bloomer died of chest injuries suffered in a car wreck while en route to the Statehouse.
893. Date: May 26, 1995
Victim: President Jose Figueres
Location: Costa Rica
Details: Figueres suffered back and neck injuries when his airplane slid off a rain-slickened runway.
894. Date: July 18, 1995
Victim: Governor Lawton Chiles
Location: Destin, Florida
Details: Eleven people were hurt, one critically, in a series of Panhandle lightning strikes. Chiles' plane was struck as he flew from Tallahassee to Tampa, but it landed safely.
895. Date: July 28, 1995
Victim: Former President George H.W. Bush
Location: Eastern Canada
Details: It was reported that Bush nearly drowned when he fell into a peat bog while fishing in Canada earlier in the month. Secret Service agents and RCMP officers rescued him seconds before he went under.
896. Date: August 19, 1995
Victim: U.S. Special Envoy Robert Frasure
Location: Sarajevo, Bosnia
Details: Regional Security Officer Peter Hargraves was decorated for bravery for his actions following the crash of Frasure's vehicle. Hargraves was making the trip from Belgrade to Sarajevo for a meeting of President Clinton's peace team with the Bosnian Government. The edge of the road gave way beneath the armored personnel carrier in which Hargraves, Ambassador Frasure, Dr. Joseph Kruzel, and Col. Nelson Drew were traveling, along with Lt. Col. Daniel Gerstein and a French soldier. The vehicle came to rest 1,000 feet below the roadway, in flames. Despite his own severe injuries, Hargraves extricated himself from the vehicle. He returned repeatedly, to pull Kruzel from the wreckage and attempted to locate the other passengers, stopping only when the vehicle exploded, killing Frasure and others.
897. Date: September 4, 1995
Victim: Governor Brereton Jones
Location: Frankfort, Kentucky
Details: Jones was taken to the hospital after he fell while riding a horse. X-rays showed two fractures in his spine and he was fitted with a brace.
898. Date: October 7, 1995
Victim: Queen Elizabeth II
Location: London, England
Details: The queen suffered a broken collarbone during a bird hunt when a grouse was shot out of the sky and it struck her.
899. Date: January 11, 1996
Victim: U.S. Senator Sonny Bono
Location: Palm Desert, California
Details: Bono collided with another snow skier on the slopes at Big Bear Lake, receiving a deep gash on his chin. It required 11 stitches to close.
900. Date: January 14, 1996
Victim: Elizabeth Dole (wife of Senator Robert Dole, and former Cabinet member)
Location: Washington, D.C.
Details: Dole slipped on an icy sidewalk while walking her dog and broke her left wrist.
901. Date: January 15, 1996
Victim: King Moshoeshoe II
Location: Maseru, Lesotho
Details: Moshoeshoe was killed in a car accident.
902. Date: January 17, 1996
Victim: Ibrahim Abacha (son of President Abacha)
Location: Kano, Nigeria
Details: A Falcon jet, part of the presidential fleet, crashed after the pilot complained about engine trouble. The crash killed all 14 on board, including several bodyguards.
903. Date: January 30, 1996
Victim: Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
Location: Sun Valley, Idaho
Details: O'Connor fell and broke her right shoulder while snow skiing on an intermediate-difficulty slope. The ski patrol rescued her.
904. Date: February 27, 1996
Victim: Lieutenant Governor Ronnie Musgrove
Location: Jackson, Mississippi
Details: Musgrove suffered a ruptured diaphragm, four broken ribs, and a fractured elbow when another car ran a stop sign and struck his car. The trooper driving Musgrove was also seriously injured.
905. Date: March 10, 1996
Victim: Former Governor John Sununu
Location: Breckenridge, Colorado
Details: Sununu fractured ribs in a fall during a charity ski race.
906. Date: March 22, 1996
Victim: Princess Diana
Location: London, England
Details: While driving herself, Diana was involved in a five-car pileup. She fled to a nearby police station and officers drove her back to the palace.
907. Date: March 26, 1996
Victim: Mayor Joseph Vadella
Location: Carbondale, Illinois
Details: During an inspection tour, two buildings collapsed, trapping Vadella and an officer for about an hour. Both had minor injuries when rescued by firemen.
908. Date: April 1, 1996
Victim: Mother Teresa
Location: Calcutta, India
Details: Teresa fell at her headquarters and broke her collarbone.
909. Date: April 3, 1996
Victim: Commerce Secretary Ron Brown
Location: Dubrovnik, Croatia
Details: Brown was killed with 32 others, including a dozen business executives, when their Air Force T-43 plane crashed into a mountain in stormy weather.
910. Date: April 28, 1996
Victim: Governor Ben Nelson
Location: Lincoln, Nebraska
Details: The FAA investigated what caused the state plane carrying Nelson and four others to slide off a rain-soaked runway. No one was injured.
911. Date: April 29, 1996
Victim: Former CIA Director William Colby
Location: La Plata, Maryland
Details: Colby drowned while attempting to launch a canoe on the river at his home. His wife stated that Colby said he didn't feel well before leaving the house.
912. Date: May 8, 1996
Victim: Governor Jim Edgar
Location: Peoria, Illinois
Details: Lightning struck Edgar's King Air airplane while flying through a storm at about 10,000 feet. A burning odor was smelled and then flames began coming out of one ceiling vent. The pilots deployed oxygen masks while passengers grabbed a fire extinguisher. The flames went out when the pilots decompressed the cabin. The plane landed safely.
913. Date: June 11, 1996
Victim: President Bill Clinton
Details: Air Force One was cruising at 33,000 feet when it suddenly hit a bank of turbulence, tossing people and food about the cabin. The only injury was a Secret Service agent who cut his hand.
914. Date: June 12, 1996
Victim: Former President George H.W. Bush
Location: Bangor, Maine
Details: A private Boeing 757 bound for Europe with Bush made an emergency landing due to a problem with the left engine. Among the 45 passengers were Barbara Bush and Colin Powell.
915. Date: June 22, 1996
Victim: Mayor Zosimo Batolini
Location: Abuyog, Philippines
Details: The bus that Batolini was riding on swerved to avoid an oncoming vehicle and rammed into a parked dump truck. Batolini and eight others were killed, and six were injured.
916. Date: June 24, 1996
Victim: Mayor Gordon Tigerne
Location: Monroe, Washington
Details: Tigerne was reported to be in serious condition with head injuries after being struck with a van while riding his bicycle.
917. Date: July 23, 1996
Victim: Queen Elizabeth II
Location: London, England
Details: A lightning bolt struck 150 feet from the tent where the queen, Prince Philip, and Prince Charles had taken shelter during a downpour. Two women, attending the garden party of 8,000 people, were knocked down and their skin was burned. The Royals were not injured.
918. Date: August 3, 1996
Victim: Chief of Danish Navy Hans Joergen
Location: Vagar, Faeroese Islands
Details: A Danish Air Force Gulfstream jet, carrying Admiral Joergen, his wife, and seven others, crashed into a mountainside, killing all on board. Visibility was poor due to fog.
919. Date: August 4, 1996
Victim: Former Governor Michael Dukakis
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Details: The car driven by Dukakis' wife, Kitty, went out of control and struck a guardrail, slightly injuring both. She may have fallen asleep. They were treated and released at a hospital.
920. Date: August 7, 1996
Victim: Governor Roy Romer
Location: Colorado
Details: While rounding up stray cattle on his 400-acre ranch, Romer fell off his dirt bike and broke his right leg. He previously suffered cracked ribs in a dirt bike accident in 1995.
921. Date: August 17, 1996
Victim: President Bill Clinton
Location: Montana
Details: A C-130 Air Force cargo plane, carrying a communications van used in Clinton's motorcade, crashed into a mountain after taking off, killing eight Air Force crewmembers and a Secret Service agent.
922. Date: August 28, 1996
Victim: President Bill Clinton
Location: Michigan City, Indiana
Details: Less than two hours before Clinton arrived for a rally, a 20-foot speaker stand toppled into the crowd of 40,000 people, injuring 12. The stage was about ten yards from the speaker stand.
923. Date: September 6, 1996
Victim: President Bill Clinton
Location: Orlando, Florida
Details: A Marine Boeing CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter traveling with Clinton's campaign tour through Florida was taxiing to a fuel truck when its rotor clipped a light pole. It rolled over and burned, but none of the five Marines or Boeing employee on it was injured. Another Marine CH-46 helicopter traveling with Clinton made a precautionary landing south of Orlando after a warning light came on.
924. Date: September 18, 1996
Victim: Presidential Candidate (Senator) Bob Dole
Location: Chico, California
Details: Dole leaned against a railing on a raised platform to shake hands at a campaign rally. The railing gave way and Dole fell four feet to the ground. Secret Service agents rushed in to help him up and he went on to complete his speech. His only injury was a broken blood vessel in one eye.
925. Date: September 21, 1996
Victim: Senator Ben N. Campbell
Location: Rico, Colorado
Details: Campbell lost control of his Harley-Davidson motorcycle on a patch of gravel, slid 1-1/2 feet and struck a guardrail, severely breaking his arm. He underwent several hours of surgery.
926. Date: October 30, 1996
Victim: State Official Arthur Quern
Location: Wheeling, Illinois
Details: A Gulfstream IV jet crashed just after takeoff, killing Quern, both pilots, and a cabin attendant. Strong winds may have contributed. Quern was formerly an aide to two governors and President Ford.
927. Date: November 5, 1996
Victim: Governor Kirk Fordice
Location: Grenada, Mississippi
Details: The Jeep Cherokee driven by Fordice went out of control and flipped over several times as it rolled down an embankment and caught fire. Passing motorists cut the airbag and seat belt and pulled him out. He suffered a bruised heart and liver, fractured ribs, a collapsed lung, a severed ear, and other injuries. He was en route to a political party and was not accompanied by his bodyguards.
928. Date: November 7, 1996
Victim: President Abdala Bucaram
Location: Quito, Ecuador
Details: One of three helicopters carrying Bucaram's entourage caught fire and crashed on takeoff. He wasn't aboard. Some in the government claimed it was an attempted assassination.
929. Date: December 2, 1996
Victim: U.S. Consul Philip T. Lincoln Jr.
Location: Nanning, China
Details: Lincoln, a local government official, and their driver were all killed in a traffic accident while on an official trip to south China.
930. Date: January 20, 1997
Victim: Governor George Pataki
Location: Albany, New York
Details: A poultry truck ran a red light and slammed into the left side of Pataki's Chevrolet Suburban. Pataki was taken to the hospital and released the next day. The truck driver was arrested.
931. Date: February 18, 1997
Victim: Governor Parris Glendening
Location: Riverdale, Maryland
Details: While en route to the Capitol, a car pulled into the path of Glendening's car, striking it. He was not injured, but the trooper driving him was taken to the hospital. He was the third governor between November 1996 and February 1997 to be involved in an accident.
932. Date: March 11, 1997
Victim: President Robert Mugabe
Location: Shannon, Ireland
Details: The Zimbabwe airplane carrying Mugabe landed safely following a false fire alert shortly after takeoff. No one was injured.
933. Date: March 14, 1997
Victim: President Bill Clinton
Location: West Palm Beach, Florida
Details: While visiting the home of golf pro Greg Norman, Clinton tripped on stairs and tore his right quadriceps. He was treated by paramedics and taken to St. Mary's Hospital for treatment. Later that day, he was flown to Bethesda Naval Hospital and underwent two hours of surgery. His agents were trained to carry him in an emergency.
934. Date: May 27, 1997
Victim: President Bill Clinton
Location: Shannon, Ireland
Details: Air Force One (AF-1) came within 2 to 3 miles horizontally and about 1,000 feet vertically of a UPS cargo jumbo jet, causing the collision avoidance system to alert. Both pilots turned left. The incident occurred over Ireland as AF-1 was bringing Clinton back from a European trip. Some reports said they were seven seconds from collision.
935. Date: June 26, 1997
Victim: State Representative Terry Deering
Location: DuBois, Illinois
Details: Deering was killed in a one-car accident while driving home from a Cardinal's baseball game. His car skidded through a T-intersection and struck an embankment. He had a .179 blood-alcohol content, and had been arrested by a trooper for driving while intoxicated a few weeks b
efore the accident.
936. Date: August 31, 1997
Victim: Lady Diana, Princess of Wales
Location: Paris, France
Details: Shortly after midnight, Diana and Dodi Fayed left the Ritz Hotel in a Mercedes with their driver and bodyguard. Paparazzi photographers followed them on motorcycles. Their driver speeded into Pont de l'Alma tunnel at high speed to elude the followers and lost control. The car veered left, striking a cement pylon head-on, bounced into the opposite wall, and ended up facing oncoming traffic. At 12:45 a.m., emergency personnel arrived and found Fayed and the driver dead, and Diana and the bodyguard severely injured. They cut them out of the car and the ambulance arrived at Salpetriere Hospital at 2:00 a.m. Diana underwent two hours of surgery and heart massage, but was pronounced dead at 4:00 a.m. Police found the driver's blood-alcohol content was 0.175, over three times the legal limit. Henri Paul, a former air force pilot, attended security training from Mercedes-Benz in Germany. He reportedly taunted the paparazzi before leaving: "Catch me if you can." The bodyguard, Trevor Rees-Jones, a former paratrooper, wore a seat belt and survived.
937. Date: November 9, 1997
Victim: First Lady Hillary Clinton
Location: Washington, D.C.
Details: The Boeing 707 Air Force plane carrying Clinton developed engine trouble after taking off from Andrews AFB en route to Central Asia. The plane dumped its fuel and safely returned to base. A frayed wire caused the fire alarm to sound.
938. Date: January 5, 1998
Victim: U.S. Senator Sonny Bono
Location: South Lake Tahoe, Nevada
Details: While skiing down an intermediate slope, Bono crashed into a tree and was killed almost instantly from a head injury. Thirty-six people died in skiing accidents that season, and 55 percent of the ski deaths are from head injuries. The accident came only five days after Michael Kennedy was killed when he skied into a tree at Aspen, Colorado.
939. Date: January 14, 1998
Victim: Prince Charles
Location: England
Details: While fox hunting, Charles fell off his horse and cracked a rib. He broke his arm in 1990 in a polo game, and gave up polo in 1994 after a back injury.
940. Date: January 21, 1998
Victim: Former Governor Lamar Alexander
Location: Richmond, Virginia
Details: When the landing gear failed to deploy on Alexander's twin-engine Beechcraft Baron, he and three others circled for four hours, trying to manually lower the gear. When that failed, they landed with only the right gear down, which collapsed. The plane skidded to a stop on its belly, but no one was injured.
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