Breaking: (Robert) Novak cited after hitting pedestrian

[RamboLiberal]

Source: Politico

Syndicated columnist Robert D. Novak was cited by police after he hit a pedestrian with his black Corvette in downtown Washington, D.C., Wednesday morning.

A Politico reporter saw Novak in the front of a police car with a citation in his hand; a WJLA-TV crew and reporter saw Novak as well. The pedestrian was hospitalized but there were no details about the person’s condition. Novak was later released and left the scene.

“I didn’t know I hit him,” Novak told Politico. Novak said he was a block away when a bicyclist stopped him and said, "You hit someone." He said he was cited for failing to yield the right of way.

D.C. police confirmed that there was an accident at 18th and K streets N.W. at approximately 10 a.m. involving a black Corvette convertible and that the driver was a white male.

The intersection is in the hub of Washington’s business district and is filled with pedestrians who work in the law firms and lobby shops that line the corridor.


Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0708/11985.html

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WJLA has story.

Prominent Washington commentator Robert Novak was cited with failure to yield to a pedestrian Wednesday morning after striking a pedestrian with his Corvette, Novak confirmed to ABC 7 News.

The collision happened about 10:07 a.m. at 18th and K streets NW.

Novak was not arrested. He spoke to ABC 7 News at the scene. Novak said he did not know he had struck anyone.

Metropolitan Police Department (web|news) officers detained Novak at the scene for about an hour.

D.C. Fire and EMS spokesman Alan Etter said the pedestrian complained of pain in his arm was taken to George Washington University Hospital with minor injuries.

http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0708/537957.html

[skooooo]

1. “I didn’t know I hit him,”

Yeah, that happens to me all the time. I hit a pedestrian and don't even know it.

:eyes:

[zanne]

3. And nobody ever presses charges, right? nt

[skooooo]

12. Out of sight, out of mind! nt

[MetaTrope]

7. "I didn't know she was a covert agent"

Ah, the beauty of personal responsibility.

[NoGOPZone]

18. Nothing like the keen observational sense of an alert reporter, is there?

[geiger]

72. good one. eom.

[lonestarnot]

22. Novakula you liar. Vampires never usually know their victims.

[hopewell1985]

48. Ha

The Prince of Darkness strikes again.

[dflprincess]

59. I just thought that blob on the windshield

was a really big bug.

[zanne]

2. Didn't he do this before?

I remember a story that came out sometime during the past seven years about some Republican gasbag who hit a pedestrian with his car. He got off scot- free, but I don't remember who it was.

[atreides1]

14. It wasn't Novak

I think it was Jack Cafferty, and he hit a cyclist and even dragged the person's bike a few blocks before he stopped.

[Cooley Hurd]

87. Novak, Cafferty and RICK SANCHEZ - all nailing pedestrians....

That Beltway Brandy must be awesome stuff!!!

:party::hangover:

[zanne]

96. It was Cafferty!

I think he hit someone on a bike, too!

[Olney Blue]

99. Cooley, your little dog on the Obama sign is adorable.

:hi:

[Rhiannon12866]

106. My friend, that is Charlie, and he's not little, LOL, but he is a very beautiful dog.

Charlie is a six-year-old giant Airedale, about 100 lbs., but a very sweet dog, just big... :D

Here he is after a recent grooming...:hi:

[Olney Blue]

108. Cute! Please keep him away from Novak's car.

:scared:

[Rhiannon12866]

109. You have no idea, my friend.

He got loose the other weekend when we had a bad storm here, and I was terrified. But I got him a name tag, and a really nice couple picked him up and called me. So he's home and safe. But I don't think anybody's ever safe from Novak's car, even if we don't even leave the house, given his apparent eyesight and driving skills...:scared:

[Olney Blue]

110. Now we know the REAL reason they put the concrete barriers around the WH.

[Rhiannon12866]

111. That we do, which would be funny if it wasn't so scary...

:scared:

[dancingme]

4. was he driving a golf cart with McCain?

;)

[ingac70]

5. He's too old to be driving.

I remember an old man, who used to come in a restaurant I work at all the time, that creamed the crap out of a car in the parking lot one day backing up, then drove home. We saw him do it. One waitress knew him amd his family well, so she called him at home to ask why he did that.

He claimed he didn't know he had hit anything.

[rucognizant]

30. Age is relative!

Don't box & label it!
WHen was 51, I moved I had to take all the driving tests over again. The state trooper told me my eyesight and reflexes were comensurate with someone 20 years younger!
My Uncle had to convince my Grandfather that he shouldn't drive anymore..he was 91 or 92 at the time. So he drove well until at least the age of 90 91!

[soleft]

6. A black corvette convertible - eewwwwwww

that just ain't right.

[mitchum]

8. A Corvette? Sounds like Novakula's midlife crisis has been going on for 4 or 5 decades

[rucky]

21. and now we know he didn't hit the pedestrian with his penis. n/t

[JDPriestly]

9. Novak needs to take a long, long vacation.

He should go to Hawaii and just sit on the beach and think about life for a while. He has served whatever purpose he may have had (?????) on the TV hate shows and should just take it easy and make peace with his maker and the universe.

[elehhhhna]

10. black Corvette ? LOL, Hot Bob.

[janet118]

17. The Novakulamobile . . .

used to prowl the beltway late at night seeking the blood of the poor and homeless to fuel Novak's neverending battle against truth and justice.

[Stuckinthebush]

46. Screams desperation

It is kind of sad.

[Stuart G]

11. good By Mr. Novak......been nice hearing from you...

That is a great excuse..."I didn't know that I hit anyone"...
.....great..

[undeterred]

13. Was it Rove?

[Ian David]

15. Okay, admit it. Who here on DU threw themselves in front of Novak's car? We owe you big! n/t

[yardwork]

16. Is it wrong to hope that this person sues Novak for everything he's got?

That's wrong, right?

[Tangerine LaBamba]

25. No, that's right

But his insurance company will pay. Not him.

Maybe he'll run over himself and not notice............

[yardwork]

31. Like the twit episode on Monty Python's Flying Circus!

"Nigel has run himself over. What a magnificent twit!"

[Tangerine LaBamba]

32. Twit, indeed

But that prick's hardly worthy of Monty Python.

I'm rooting for the Corvette..........

[Beaverhausen]

19. Anyone else would have been charged with hit & run

why wasn't he?

[durablend]

39. Because he's a Republican--DUH! n/t

[lurky]

54. He's rich and powerful, unlike you and me.

At least they cited him, which is more than I would have expected.

[AlbertCat]

84. Not Dick Cheney!

Dick could shoot the pedestrian in the face before hitting him and drowning him in a bath tub and still not have to give a statement until he sobered up the next day.

And then the pedestrian would be expected to apologize for being in front of Dick's car.

[RamboLiberal]

20. Ed Schultz said Novak nearly ran him down

when Ed was in D.C.

[SpookyCat]

23. How do you not know you hit someone

in a convertible that low to the ground? It's hot in DC right now, if he had the top down then wow! Is it time for him to lose his license!

Sheesh!

[AlbertCat]

85. And how drunk WAS Novak anyway?

[SpookyCat]

95. Totally. Something smells here for sure. n/t

[lib2DaBone]

97. Remember Unca Dick's Hunting Trip?

Cheney was "reportedly" shit-face drunk when he shot the guy in the face in Texas. He fled the scene to avoid questioning and law enforcement never pursued it. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/13/AR2006021300452.html Now Novak runs over a Pedestrian and says he "didnt even know it?" Ya, sure. When I get stopped, can I tell the cops I'm Republican and the Rule of Law doesn't apply to me? I'm sure it will work.

[usregimechange]

24. What was his BAC?

[Lugnut]

105. I have to admit that was my first thought

What else could explain failing to see a pedestrian from the driver's seat of a Corvette?

[underpants]

26. At least we know that the car was equippped with a douchebag

[Lasher]

57. Oh my goodness!

[Vanje]

91. AAaaaayhhhh!!!!!

I splattered my keyboard AND my monitor screen.

[politicalfan08]

27. Reply

Who is this guy?

[Vanje]

92. Google ; Douche-bag of liberty

[RamboLiberal]

28. Witness: ‘No way’ Novak didn’t know he hit someone; victim was ’splayed across the front’ of his car

Politico reports that conservative pundit Robert Novak “was cited by police after he hit a pedestrian with his black Corvette in downtown Washington, D.C., Wednesday morning.” Novak initially “drove away from the scene,” but turned around when “a bicyclist stopped him and said, ‘You hit someone.’” Novak claimed: “I didn’t know I hit anybody.” But Washington DC’s local ABC affiliate interviewed the bicyclist who saw the incident. WJLA’s Suzanne Kennedy reported live from the scene:

I just spoke with the bicyclist about three minutes ago. He tells me that the pedestrian was actually splayed across the front of Novak’s convertible, and that there would be absolutely no way Novak would have not known that he had hit someone.

Watch it:

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/23/novak-hits-pedestrian/

[kskiska]

34. Same story as Jack Cafferty

except Jack hit a bicyclist, and pedestrians chased him for a block or so.

Novak is notoriously tight with his money, so if he's sued, he'll probably try to settle and avoid the publicity.

[ronnie624]

104. Perhaps he felt compelled to teach that "jaywalker" a lesson.

His role as a filthy right-wing propagandist and his commission of treason against his country, clearly illustrate the degree of compunction with which he operates.

Such a ridiculous old fool.

[Cha]

29. How could you be so unaware that you

didn't know you hit someone with your car? Shouldn't you be cited for being dangerously unaware?

[awoke_in_2003]

82. As a motorcyclist

I look out for stories like this. Unfortunately, in this country, if you kill someone on a motorcycle you will, at best, get a slap on the wrist. The old "I didn't see him" defense. Until we start throwing people in jail for this crap, americans will continue to drive around not paying attention to anything. Every time I see someone yakking on the phone while driving, I want to reach in the window and punch the living daylights out of them, because the law will do nothing to them.

[Seedersandleechers]

33. " I didn't see HIM there"

(How does he know it was a him)?


Finally, Bono said, Novak put his head out the window of his car and motioned him over. Bono said he told him that you can't hit a pedestrian and just drive away. He quoted Novak as responding: “I didn’t see him there.”

[psychopomp]

100. The witness said he saw the pedestrian sprawled on Novakula's windshield

Kinda hard to miss that... Hard to believe that Novak will get off for a hit and run. Oh.......yeah, I forgot...

[baldguy]

35. What a fucking asshole.

And he's a bad driver, too.

[lovuian]

36. and ABC MSNBC and Fox wil still put this traitor and liar

on the News as a man in the know

He is a Traitor

[The Wizard]

62. Traitor

That's what I called him at the Fleet Center during the 04 Democratic convention. He didn't respond.

[Joe Bacon]

37. So he wanted to emulate Pickles

Doesnt matter becausehe will get away with it :puke:

[AlbertCat]

88. I heard Laura taught him to drive.

[bdamomma]

38. I hope the bicyclist press charges on Novaks a$$

[kskiska]

41. He's a partner at a law firm

(snip)

The bicyclist was David Bono, a partner at Harkins Cunningham, who was on his usual bike commute to work at 1700 K St. N.W. when he witnessed the accident.

[LiberalFighter]

44. The person he struck was a 66 year old pedestrian not a bicyclist.

[LiberalFighter]

40. He was trying to run down a news source.

[lanlady]

42. this was a hit and run

Reading the accounts of several eyewitnesses, there seems no doubt that Novak committed a hit and run. The victim was splayed on top of Novak's windshield. Then the bicyclist had to FORCE Novak to stop by placing his bike in front of the car and shouting at him.

Read what this cold-hearted s.o.b had to say about the victim: "He's not dead, that's the main thing." God what a creep!

[Divine Discontent]

55. THROW HIM IN JAIL FOR HIT & RUN! after reading your post,

I am nauseous that this SOB is out! He hit the guy who flew across his hood of his low to the ground convertible corvette, then drove away - and then said, "he's not dead, that's the main thing"...

Bobby needs thrown in jail and told he should feel fortunate and - "you're not dead - that's the main thing!"


MORE AT ----- www.cafepress.com/warisprofitable

[wicket]

43. Such a lying piece of shit

:puke:

[happygoluckytoyou]

45. I MEAN....i didn't know anybody saw me hit him....by the time i sobered up the ambulance was gone

ouch!!!!!

IT IS BECAUSE... a corvette is such a LARGE car you wouldn't notice a person bouncing off the hood!!!

[sakabatou]

47. Novakula strikes again

[mehrrh]

49. Novak

OK, Bob, It's time now to pack it up and go home. You are old, and no longer credible; there was the CNN hissey fit, the outing of CIA agent, Plame, and now the McCain campaign used you as a fool, and your miserable driving record is in the public eye. It may be too late to leave with dignity - that was gone years ago - so just do it as a favor to everyone as a final gesture.

[dave123williams]

50. It's amazing what a casual liar he is.

[Canuckistanian]

67. Yes, good point

Almost like he does it for a living, right?

[mtnester]

86. Remember what Joe Wilspn says about he and his ilk...

(Paraphrasing) - they lie about EVERYTHING, even the smallest thing, it is like practice

[kmac3]

51. Hats off to the fellow who held him for police, buuuut . . . .

Really doubt if any legal action will be taken against Novak . . . you know the current trend, if you are a Republican and you have money Laws are not meant for you.

[MetaTrope]

63. Indeed, Novak should also go commit vote fraud a la Ann Coulter while he can

Every hatemonger needs a trifecta!

[LostInAnomie]

52. Probably too busy masturbating to pay attention to the road.

Seriously, haven't we all been there?

[Catherine Vincent]

53. Did they taser him?

[KG]

56. did they have him blow up the balloon. he was prolly drunk already.

[Swede]

58. He's so unused to being out in the sun.

He's usually having his nap in a crypt.

[tekisui]

60. Must have been that senior Mccain staffer!

[Politicalboi]

61. He probably

Should have been tested for alcohol. He may have thought the guy he hit was an admiring fan of his.

[HEyHEY]

64. Wow, July is "Say bye to Neo-con journalists" month!

[Iwillnevergiveup]

65. So here we have an individual who has

all the trappings of a happy, successful life and a heart as black as coal.

[skip fox]

66. YouTube has it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7A0ZTxltBw&feature=user

[Mr_Jefferson_24]

68. For all you do, Bob, this video's for you...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=kWpFx_FPNoY

[LibertyLover]

69. After watching that video

I can't believe the police didn't at least test him for alcohol. Either that or take him to the hospital for observation because he definately looked out of it. I hope the pedestrian is ok. As for Novak, I hope he gets the treatment that he obviously needs as well as a suspended driver's license so that those of us who walk on K Street can feel safer.

[Squatch]

70. This is Not Braking news.

[Thor_MN]

98. Well played

:spank:

[shaniqua6392]

71. He was in a hurry to get to his Fixed News Channel interview!

He does have one of those virtually every day you know!!! LOL!! P.S. He is not prominent. He is not a commentator nor is he a journalist. But he is a traitor. Oh....Mr. Novak....By the way....The Corvette is not going to make you look attractive and you are way too old to be having a midlife crisis. I'm just saying..... I hope the poor fellow you ran over will be driving your Corvette and will get a big chunk of the money you made by stabbing your fellow Americans in the back.

[DWilliamsamh]

73. Robert "establishment conservative" Novak drives a Vette?

Isn't that all you really need to know about him to know JUST what kind of asshole he is? He must have an even smaller dick than we all knew.

[superconnected]

74. I could see where someone could accidentally hit a pedestrian - but he drove away

and said he didn't know he hit a pedestrian. Sorry, but don't they have to be in front of your car to hit them. Wouldn't you kind of notice that you hit someone, even if they did appear from a place you didn't see, to be hit.

[LynneSin]

75. Old man with a black corvette screams one thing

SMALL DICK

[pompano]

76. That is sad.....

I wonder if the citing officer had one of those riot equipment Plexiglas face Shields on when talking to Novak?

As bad as Novak slobbers...wouldn't have been a bad idea. Do they come with windshield wipers? :shrug:

Anyway condolences to the poor chap and his family.

[JohnWxy]

77. DON'T Be too hard on him. He was probably taking dictation from the WH over his cell phone for his

next column. He wanted to make sure and get every word right.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

78. I'll bet his first thought was of the potential scandal...

or the money it would cost to keep things quiet.

Hearing him talk on TV, I wasn't impressed by any concern for the victim. If he cared, why wasn't his ass at the hospital, checking on the man's condition?

[AnneD]

79. I have walked in DC before.....

it is one of the most pedestrian friendly cities I have ever been in. You have 60 seconds to cross the intersection and most lights even let you know how many seconds you have left. There are homeless folks, but I didn't see many where I was. PEDESTRIANS DO HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY. Hope the pedestrian is ok. My first suspicion is a cell phone. Should be interesting.

[DainBramaged]

80. The Prince of Darkness, another fucker who shouldn't be driving

goes to prove he too is a senile old scumbag. (think I don't like the wrinkled old douchebag?)

[Rhiannon12866]

107. I thought "The Prince of Darkness" was Richard Perle. *sigh*

But I've heard Robert Novak called that, as well. We just have too damn many of them...:-(

And doesn't he feel like an idiot, at his age, driving a Corvette convertible?:shrug:

Did you see the interview with the reporter on "The Daily Show" who said a witness said he couldn't have possibly have missed the accident victim splayed across the hood of his car?! Jesus...x(

[valerief]

81. Well, if revealing the identity of a CIA agent doesn't get him jailed,

a runover of Joe Nobody sure as hell won't.

Treason is now a sacrament and maiming/torturing the Average Joe is now a sport.

[mrs_p]

83. i hate hit and run'ers

though i know i shouldn't hate (ok, i hate litter bugs too!)

i hope the man who was assaulted will fully recover.

[ecstatic]

89. MSM pretty much silent as (another) one of their own hits a pedestrian

Didn't the pretty boy from Fox News do this too?

[OilemFirchen]

90. "The Hapless", Episode 1, Scene 1

The scene: A suite in the Watergate Hotel. Midday.

Dick: "Hey, let's go hunting!"
George: "Kewl! I'll bring the pretzels!"
Bob: "I'll drive."
Laura: "No, I'LL drive."
Daddy George: "Screw that. Let's fly. I'll pilot."
John: "No, I'LL pilot."
Larry: "Whatever. I gotta go to the toilet."

[New Dawn]

93. He'd already be locked up in jail - IF he wasn't a right-wing columnist

[fascisthunter]

94. Could You Imagine if Any Of Us Did This

I hope he gets sued for EVERYTHING then gets thrown into jail where that traitor belongs.

Remember Valerie Plame

[daleo]

101. Right wing radio will call the pedestrian a terrorist

And claim he had it coming to him.

[midnight]

102. Why wasn't he arrested? Why did they test him for intoxication?

[silverojo]

103. DOUCHEBAG OF HIT-AND-RUN! n/t