Robert Novak Hits Pedestrian With His Black Corvette, Cited By DC Police

Politico's Jonathan Harris and Chris Frates report that Robert Novak was cited by DC police Wednesday morning after hitting a pedestrian with his black Corvette:

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

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 saw the accident happen.

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

Watch a local DC news report on the Novak pedestrian accident:

In an exclusive interview with TMZ, Novak admitted that he was at fault but blamed NPR for distracting him while driving:

Novak tells us he was listening to NPR in his Corvette when suddenly, "Some guy came up and hit my car with his fist. I figured I had done something that had created road rage, but I didn't know what it was. Then a bicyclist blocked the road in front of me. I asked what the problem was. He said, 'You can't just hit people and run away!'"

Novak says the cops came, put him "briefly" in the back of the police car and asked about what he heard at the time of impact. Novak told them and us that he didn't hear or feel anything. They asked if he had been drinking or on a cellphone. He answered "no" to both.

Novak, who was citied for failing to yield, says he won't fight the ticket, adding, "I assume witnesses are telling the truth."

Comments

[SaulGood]

he blamed npr? must've been quite a riveting piece of work to not notice a man on your windshield.

[GeoLee]

Oh Drats! I slept in and missed mostof the morning NPR. At least I was not driving while asleep.

[helonias]

he didn't see the guy is sort of splayed onto the windshield

Yeah right what a liar

[Chavez08]

The under-class are like parasites to him, he probably felt like he was squashing a bug.

He's a war hawk and a Federalist propaganda monkey and even though this was obvious hit and run, a typical elitist judge won't give a second thought to letting him off with no punishment.

[jahzilla]

Novak to the bystanders . . .

" Nothing to see here, nobody to Plame".

Karma has finally usurped this classic "Hit and Run" artist's MO.

[myturnnow]

This man is a despicable excuse for a human being. His actions and words have always been insults to anyone who believes in a fair and tolerant way of existence. He thinks he is above the law. He should be cited with "Hit and run" not "failing to stop at a Stop sign". That is the justice of the corrupt right. I hope the witness gives a police report and the police department in DC change the charge to the appropriate one. He should be afraid of the days when he no longer can drive and becomes a pedestrian himself. Karma hurts.

[tel8034]

First the McCain camp uses him to release a false story intended to sway the media attention away from Obama, and now this.

NEITHER NOVAK NOR McCAIN ARE HAVING A VRY GOOD WEEK.

[Fotios]

I don't have to stop when I hit someone... I'm Batman... I mean Novak, dammit!!!

[JohnFromCensornati]

You just get a ticket in DC for a hit & run?
What's the penalty for outing a CIA agent?

[GeoLee]

I guess we now see why there was none. Almost taking another's life only gets a ticket.. So how could a career even warrant that?

[RaRah]

Novak has a Corvette? LoL! +1 for compensation.

[cariintexas]

No dessert for me tonight. this is too rich, Novak in a black corvette. Probably had Mc Cain on the brain. Very glad the man he hit is o k.

[FromWayDowntown]

Well, if he was listening to NPR at the time, he probably didn't see the pedestrian on account of he was too busy wiping his spittle off the dashboard.

[lisakaz2]

This sounds as if it were right outta the Great Gatsby. Novak that cool f---with his fancy car can't tell ya spit about mowing over the peons.

[pakaal]

Actually, his story makes perfect sense. I had an elderly gentleman in a Mercedes back his car into mine despite me blowing on my horn for five seconds or so as he was backing up (there were cars on both sides of me, so I couldn't pull up or back). I got out of the car to exchange insurer info with him, when he started backing his car up again. Right towards me - between my car and his. The guy didn't see me, didn't hear me. At least not until I banged my hand down on his trunk to get his attention and to not crush my legs between his car and mine.

The problem here with Novak isn't that he tried to get away with a hit-and-run, it's that he's no longer able to be a safe driver because he's 76 years old and is having trouble paying attention. Time to have his license revoked before he does kill someone.

[AnnArky]

Poor Bobby. Someone must have painted a target on him this week.

[rcozad]

Bob Nofacts er I mean Novak just thought that it was some covert CIA agent splayed across his windshield so it was nothing to stop and look after!

[BigLib]

He was listening to NPR? That would put anyone in a coma.