Watergate Figure In Hospital After Crash
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Jeb Stuart Magruder, an aide to President Nixon who spent seven months in prison for his role in covering up the 1972 Watergate break-in, was hospitalized after a car crash, authorities said.
Mr. Magruder was listed in serious condition Monday night at Riverside Methodist Hospital. A hospital spokeswoman yesterday wouldn’t discuss his condition, citing a family request for privacy.
Police said they found Mr. Magruder, 72, inside his Audi sedan, which was against a highway wall on state Route 315 following the accident Monday morning.
The Audi had hit a truck and a motorcycle, authorities said. The drivers of the other two vehicles weren’t seriously hurt, and no charges had been filed.
