James Caviezel injured in motorcycle accident

Actor suffers cuts, bruises after man hurls bicycle into path of his Harley

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James Caviezel portrayed Jesus in Mel Gibson's movie “The Passion of the Christ.” He was born in Mount Vernon, Wash.

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updated 9:10 a.m. ET July 17, 2009

LEAVENWORTH, Wash. - The Washington State Patrol says James Caviezel suffered cuts and bruises when a man hurled a bicycle into the path of his Harley-Davidson motorcycle.

Trooper Rich Magnussen says "The Passion of the Christ" actor was taken Thursday to Cascade Medical Center in Leavenworth.

Magnussen says the 40-year-old Caviezel, of Woodland Hills, Calif., was wearing a helmet, and that "it could have been a lot worse." The trooper says he doesn't know why the actor was in the area about 14 miles southeast of this city in north-central Washington.

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Caviezel portrayed Jesus in Mel Gibson's movie. He was born in Mount Vernon, Wash.

Magnussen says mental issues may be involved in why the 42-year-old Wenatchee man tossed the bike.