'It was a very tragic accident that deeply affected the families and was very painful for all involved, including the community at large,'said Mrs. Bush's spokesman, Andrew Malcolm. 'To this day, Mrs. Bush remains unable to talk about it.'

She did say in March, when asked at a campaign stop about the crash, ''I know this as an adult, and even more as a parent, it was crushing ... for the family involved and for me as well.''

There had been published accounts of the accident, but city officials had declined to release the records because those involved were under 18. The police report was released Wednesday in response to an open-records request that was submitted to Midland officials in March.