Newly released photos of Lance Armstrong's crashed GMC Yukon, supplied to Business Insider on Thursday by Aspen police, show the extent of the damage to the vehicle of the fallen sports icon after he crashed into two parked cars the night of Dec. 29.
His girlfriend tried to take the blame for him to avoid national headlines, she told police.
Armstrong's girlfriend, Anna Hansen, was initially cited by Aspen police for failing to report the accident and exceeding safe speed for conditions before those tickets were transferred to Armstrong on Jan. 12.
The couple had attended a party at the St. Regis Aspen Resort on the evening of Dec. 29, the police report showed. Hansen initially told police that she had lost control of the GMC Yukon that she and Armstrong were driving home in and struck two parked cars in the West End neighborhood.
Hansen later said that Armstrong "was aware" that she had gone "to the courthouse to tell the truth and that he was prepared to admit driving the car and accept responsibility for the crash," the police report showed.
Armstrong has hired Pamela Mackey as his attorney. She also represented Kobe Bryant.
Mackey has not responded to a request for comment from Business Insider. Mark Higgins, Armstrong's publicist, also did not respond to a request for comment.
You can see the photos of the smashed-up GMC below:
Below are the two rental vehicles that Armstrong allegedly struck:
Armstrong has hired Pamela Mackey as his attorney. She also represented Kobe Bryant.
The US Anti-Doping Agency, or USADA, stripped Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles in October 2012, and he confessed to Oprah Winfrey to having used banned substances in January 2013.
In its "Reasoned Decision," USADA said that evidence against Armstrong showed beyond any doubt that the US Postal Service Pro Cycling Team, with Armstrong as its leader, "ran the most sophisticated, professionalized and successful doping program that sport has ever seen."
In a BBC interview that aired last week, Armstrong was asked, "When it comes to the doping, would you do it again?"
"If you take me back to 1995, when it was completely and totally pervasive, I'd probably do it again," Armstrong said.
Armstrong is due in court March 17.