Bob Novak Plows into Pedestrian on K Street, Attempts to Flee the Scene

Posted by Lindsay Beyerstein, Majikthise at 1:22 PM on July 23, 2008.

Journalist Robert Novak plowed into a pedestrian on K Street this morning. Novak said he didn't realize he'd hit the 60-year-old man, but an eyewitness told ABC News that the victim was "splayed on the windshield" of Novak's black corvette and that there was no way that Novak could have failed to realize he'd struck the man. A bicyclist caught up with Novak about a block away from the crash and informed him that he'd just hit someone.

Watch the video. Novak was cited for failure to yield the right of way. I hope they gave him a breathalyser test. He's slurring his words pretty badly, two hours after the accident. Novak starts talking about 55 seconds into the clip, below. At about 1:22, Novak becomes almost unintelligible when the reporters ask him how his victim is doing.

Tagged as: robert novak, bad driving, black corvette, breathalyser test

Lindsay Beyerstein a New York writer blogging at Majikthise.