Longest-running syndicated columnist EVER, Bob Novak, was cited today by DC police after hitting a pedestrian with his black Corvette and driving off. This is different than his normal hit and run jobs - this time a person was physically injured.

There is no early indication that a) the person was a Democrat or b) it was road-rage induced by finding out that he had been duped, yet again for political purposes, by the McCain campaign.

As luck would have it, a Politico reporter and film crew were nearby (thank goodness, I'd hate to have to wait 3 years for a grand jury and Patrick Fitzgerald to find out what happened) to record the goings-on.

As reported by Politico (via HuffPo):

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, a 66-year-old male, was hospitalized at George Washington University Hospital with minor injuries, according to DC Fire and EMS. Novak was later released by police and drove away from the scene.

"I didn't know I hit him. I feel terrible," a shaken Novak told reporters from Politico and WJLA as he was returning to his car. "He's not dead, that's the main thing." Novak said he was a block away from 18th and K streets Northwest, where the accident happened, when a bicyclist stopped him and said, "You hit someone." He said he was cited for failing to yield the right of way.

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As he traveled east on K Street, crossing 18th, (bicyclist and witness) Bono said a "black Corvette convertible with top closed plowed into the guy. The guy is sort of splayed onto the windshield."

Plenty more here and every other blog and new website.

I think I have an idea what happened. Why is a 77 year-old crochety old dude driving a 'vette?