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Columnist Novak Cited for Hitting Pedestrian
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ABC News' Theresa Cook and Pierre Thomas Report: Columnist Robert Novak said he felt "terrible" after an incident in which he allegedly hit a pedestrian with his black Corvette while driving to work in downtown Washington Wednesday.
ABC News affiliate WJLA interviewed Novak at the scene, but he told them "I don't really know" what happened.
Asked if he hit a pedestrian, Novak said, "That's what they [police] said, yes. I didn't know I hit him."
Fire officials tell ABC News the pedestrian is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries. Novak said the man is at the hospital.
The incident occurred near 18th and K Streets Northwest, police told ABC News. According to Novak, a bicyclist stopped him down the street from the scene to tell him that he hit someone.
The 77-year-old conservative writer, interviewed after he exited the passenger seat of a police cruiser, said his citation was for "failure to yield the right of way."
Novak, who was unhurt, said "I feel terrible," and mentioned that he'd try to check on the man's condition later.
After receiving the citation and briefly speaking to reporters, Novak returned to his vehicle and drove away.
According to the Washington Post's "The Reliable Source" column, this was not Novak's first pedestrian run-in.
Dubbing him "Road-Rage Bob," the column reported in 2001 that Novak lobbed an expletive at a pedestrian crossing the street in downtown Washington.
Novak explained the incident to the paper, saying, "He was crossing on the red light. I really hate jay walkers. I despise them. Since I don't run the country, all I can do is yell at 'em. The other option is to run 'em over, but as a compassionate conservative, I would never do that."
"The Reliable Source" also quoted Novak in a column two years later, after he retuned from a Florida trip in which he completed some race car driving lessons that he had won in a charity auction.
"I've wanted to be a race car driver all my life, and anyone who has watched me drive can tell you that," told the paper in 2003.
As for any basis for road rage title the column had given Novak: it "was a figment of your imagination," he told the paper.
July 23, 2008 in Veepstakes | Permalink | User Comments (49)
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I knew he would do something like that. He is unbalanced.
Posted by: tom | Jul 23, 2008 2:57:18 PM
It is about attitude too. He looks at humanity with such contempt, he wouldn't care anyway. He will probably pay his way out of it.
Posted by: tom | Jul 23, 2008 2:59:28 PM
Cheney and Novak are the evil twins of DC. They can both hop into their black corvette and ride off into the sunset together. Novak is an angry, bitter old ultra conservative GOPer with DC insider connections. You can tell he has absolute contempt for the average American and might just as soon run them over.
Posted by: hopesprings52 | Jul 23, 2008 3:00:05 PM
Where is Obama's circus trip report?
no achievement, no record, thin resume. The only thing left is himself — his family, his daughters, his great uncles, his parents, his grandparents. What else haven't we heard?
Obama is confused with the fact that electing a president is to serve the country not to make him a symbol for admiration. His ego is to explode soon,and the MSM bias is to backfire!
Annoy media, no obama
Posted by: amy | Jul 23, 2008 3:10:56 PM
To Steve,
The idea of a liberal media is a myth. McCain recently said in a speech, (yes, it is on tape) that there are big problems on the Iraq/Pakistan border! They do not border each other. And we should trust him on foreign policy!
None of this was never reported in the mainstream media despite being recorded.
Posted by: Janet | Jul 23, 2008 3:27:40 PM
So thats why there was a backup getting into work today...
Posted by: Bob z | Jul 23, 2008 3:41:24 PM
Probably should not be driving if he can't tell whether he hit someone or not.
Posted by: Jim Bob | Jul 23, 2008 3:43:25 PM
HEY AMY - WHAT DOES OBAMA'S RECORD HAVE TO DO WITH "ROADRAGE BOB" RUNNING DOWN A PEDESTRIAN? STAY ON TOPIC PLEASE!
Posted by: Macaca McCain | Jul 23, 2008 3:49:34 PM
Wow, an uber conservative who is totally unaware of what is happening around him and of the damage he is causing? How is that news?
Posted by: Sean | Jul 23, 2008 3:50:31 PM
Maybe "roadrage bob" thought the pedestrian was Valerie Plame and he just wanted to finsih the job after pulling a hit and run on her career? lol
Posted by: brandon j. | Jul 23, 2008 3:50:55 PM
McSame and Novak remind me of these guys:
http://www.blazesoftball.com/images/statler_waldorf_02_01.jpg
Posted by: brandon j. | Jul 23, 2008 3:52:25 PM
Hardlabour - you must be one of those "compassionate conservatives" that Bush used to babble about. LOL Typical rethug - always blame the victim and cover up for the criminal.
Posted by: keefer | Jul 23, 2008 3:54:05 PM
Another news souce reported the police spokesman said the pedestrian suffered a slight shoulder injurty and he is expected to be treated and released.
Nowhere can I find any mention of the pedestrian being on the hood of Novak's car.
Sad that everybody is eager to condemn another human being based solely on sketchy facts, his politics or on what they believe they know of his personality, never having met or talked with the target of their vitriol.
Posted by: MizFW | Jul 23, 2008 4:06:01 PM
No way he was sober.
Posted by: f man | Jul 23, 2008 4:09:31 PM
Sad that everybody is eager to condemn another human being
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NOVAK IS NOT A HUMAN BEING!
Posted by: HP Boston | Jul 23, 2008 4:14:39 PM
Jay walking is a dangerous habit. If you don't do it, you don't get hit by the car.
Posted by: Mike | Jul 23, 2008 4:15:05 PM
Hardlabour..."labour"? Man, you ain't American...what's the value of your insights? Or maybe you just can't spell like a real American. sheesh
Posted by: pugnax | Jul 23, 2008 4:16:35 PM
I have got a funny feeling that liberals are just like jay walkers. Sooner or later.....
Posted by: Mike | Jul 23, 2008 4:44:54 PM
Well he got away with treason, why shouldn't he get away with a hit and run?
Posted by: james | Jul 23, 2008 4:46:37 PM
At first I was afraid he hit Phil Gramm, but according to Novak himself, Phil already got safely back aboard John McCain's bus.
Posted by: Ricky | Jul 23, 2008 4:48:07 PM
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