Famous reporter Robert Novak - Charged with HIT & RUN - "I didn't know i hit him" -- yeah right

If this is true, he deserves 20 years in prison but we all know he'll
just pay a fine and that'll be it in criminal coddler america.

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

Exclusive: Robert Novak Speaks About Striking Pedestrian
posted 3:26 pm Wed July 23, 2008 - WASHINGTON

The pedestrian who was struck by prominent Washington columnist and
commentator Robert Novak is in worse shape than first thought, a hospital
source tells ABC 7 News.

The victim, a 66-year-old man, is undergoing surgery and was only semi-
conscious, the source said.

In an exclusive interview with ABC 7 News, Novak said felt "terrible"
about striking a pedestrian Wednesday morning while on his way to work in
downtown D.C.

Metropolitan police cited Novak with failure to yield to a pedestrian
about 10:07 a.m. at 18th and K streets NW, Novak confirmed to ABC 7 News.


Novak spoke to ABC 7 News as he emerged from a police car at the scene.
Novak said he did not know he had struck anyone. Novak said he didn't
know anything was wrong until a bicyclist rode ahead of him and blocked
traffic. The bicyclist informed Novak he had hit a pedestrian.

In an interview, the bicyclist told ABC 7's Suzanne Kennedy the
pedestrian was splayed across Novak's windshield, and there was no way
that Novak could not have known he struck someone. The cyclist, David
Bono, also said that the pedestrian was in a crosswalk and had the right
of way.

Novak admitted he was emotionally shaken by the incident.

Metropolitan Police Department (web|news) officers detained Novak at the
scene for about an hour. He was not arrested

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

"Speeders & Drunk Drivers are MURDERERS" > wrote in
message .70...
>

As usual, you're completely full of ****.

>
> Metropolitan police cited Novak with failure to yield to a pedestrian
> about 10:07 a.m. at 18th and K streets NW, Novak confirmed to ABC 7 News.
>
>

No hit and run charge, fool. Do you really believe your own lame ass lies?


Bo Raxo

On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:43:04 -0500, "Speeders & Drunk Drivers are
MURDERERS" > wrote:

>
>If this is true, he deserves 20 years in prison but we all know he'll
>just pay a fine and that'll be it in criminal coddler america.
>
>http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0708/537957.html
>
>Exclusive: Robert Novak Speaks About Striking Pedestrian
> posted 3:26 pm Wed July 23, 2008 - WASHINGTON
>
>The pedestrian who was struck by prominent Washington columnist and
>commentator Robert Novak is in worse shape than first thought, a hospital
>source tells ABC 7 News.
>
>The victim, a 66-year-old man, is undergoing surgery and was only semi-
>conscious, the source said.
>
>In an exclusive interview with ABC 7 News, Novak said felt "terrible"
>about striking a pedestrian Wednesday morning while on his way to work in
>downtown D.C.
>
>Metropolitan police cited Novak with failure to yield to a pedestrian
>about 10:07 a.m. at 18th and K streets NW, Novak confirmed to ABC 7 News.
>
>
>Novak spoke to ABC 7 News as he emerged from a police car at the scene.
>Novak said he did not know he had struck anyone. Novak said he didn't
>know anything was wrong until a bicyclist rode ahead of him and blocked
>traffic. The bicyclist informed Novak he had hit a pedestrian.
>
>In an interview, the bicyclist told ABC 7's Suzanne Kennedy the
>pedestrian was splayed across Novak's windshield, and there was no way
>that Novak could not have known he struck someone. The cyclist, David
>Bono, also said that the pedestrian was in a crosswalk and had the right
>of way.
>
>Novak admitted he was emotionally shaken by the incident.
>
>Metropolitan Police Department (web|news) officers detained Novak at the
>scene for about an hour. He was not arrested
>
>D.C. Fire and EMS spokesman Alan Etter said the pedestrian complained of
>pain in his arm and was taken to George Washington University Hospital
>with what were described as minor injuries at the time.


Not arrested? You and I know that if that had happened to us, we'd be
sitting inside a jail cell being questioned with bullwhips and
tortured.

The mere fact that the driver injured a person should be enough to
lock the driver away for a couple of years. But nooooo, having status
in high society counts. Like Ted Kennedy was never charged for his
role in that well known incident. Like the governor of New Jersey's
driver was never charged for illegal use of light and siren and speed.

Justice only gets applied when it's to someone who has no fame,
fortune, or knowledge of how things work.

"richard" > wrote in message
...
>
>
> Not arrested? You and I know that if that had happened to us, we'd be
> sitting inside a jail cell being questioned with bullwhips and
> tortured.
>
> The mere fact that the driver injured a person should be enough to
> lock the driver away for a couple of years. But nooooo, having status
> in high society counts. Like Ted Kennedy was never charged for his
> role in that well known incident. Like the governor of New Jersey's
> driver was never charged for illegal use of light and siren and speed.
>
> Justice only gets applied when it's to someone who has no fame,
> fortune, or knowledge of how things work.
>

Nice theory, but doesn't match reality. Last year someone hit a
motorcyclist in my town (San Francisco, the incident I'm relating happened
in the SOMA district), hard enough to rip the front bumper from their car.
Took off. Must have realized that their front bumper - with license
plate - was at the scene, and returned about ten or fifteen minutes after
the accident - the police and paramedics were already on the scene. No
arrest.

The fact that he stopped within a few minutes and claims he didn't know he
hit anyone makes it hard to prove he intentionally fled the scene of an
accident. Hard to convince a jury, since the guy was sober and insured, and
there were plenty of witnesses, that he had a reason to flee or would think
he'd get away with it.


Bo Raxo

On 2008-07-24, Scott in SoCal > wrote:
>>“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.
>
> Hmm... Looks like the Magic Words didn't work this time, Brent.

"I didn't know I hit him" are not magic words. Because that means they
drove on. What a driver has to do is stop at the scene of the collision
immediately and when the cops show up proclaim "I didn't see him" or "he
swerved / stepped right out in front of me".

By driving on the cops think the driver is disregarding the procedure,
and by doing so, their authority. It doesn't matter if the driver is so
brain dead and unaware that they don't know something hit their vehicle
the cops are going to assume malice. It's as if the driver challenged
their authoritah (yes, south park) when they don't stop immediately after
a collision. It's like when someone dares to drive on to a well lit
populated location before being pulled over. The cop doesn't think about
the driver's safety, but rather the insult to his authority.

>> He said he chased Novak half a block down K Street, finally caught up
>> with him and then put his bike in front of the car to block it and
>> called 911. Traffic immediately backed up, horns blaring, until
>> commuters behind Novak backed up so he could pull over.
>
>> A concierge at 1700 K Street said that she saw a bicyclist yelling and
>> walked outside to see what the commotion was about.

>> "This guy hit somebody and he won't stop so I'm going to stay here
>> until the police come," Aleta Petty quoted Bono as saying, as he
>> stood in K Street, blocking traffic.

> Why is blocking automobile traffic a pedalcyclist's first answer to
> every problem?

<kenji mode> The ****? </kenji mode>

Hang him HIGH ASAP!

Speeders & Drunk Drivers are MURDERERS wrote:

> If this is true, he deserves 20 years in prison but we all know he'll
> just pay a fine and that'll be it in criminal coddler america.
>
> http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0708/537957.html
>
> Exclusive: Robert Novak Speaks About Striking Pedestrian
> posted 3:26 pm Wed July 23, 2008 - WASHINGTON
>
> The pedestrian who was struck by prominent Washington columnist and
> commentator Robert Novak is in worse shape than first thought, a hospital
> source tells ABC 7 News.
>
> The victim, a 66-year-old man, is undergoing surgery and was only semi-
> conscious, the source said.
>
> In an exclusive interview with ABC 7 News, Novak said felt "terrible"
> about striking a pedestrian Wednesday morning while on his way to work in
> downtown D.C.
>
> Metropolitan police cited Novak with failure to yield to a pedestrian
> about 10:07 a.m. at 18th and K streets NW, Novak confirmed to ABC 7 News.
>
> Novak spoke to ABC 7 News as he emerged from a police car at the scene.
> Novak said he did not know he had struck anyone. Novak said he didn't
> know anything was wrong until a bicyclist rode ahead of him and blocked
> traffic. The bicyclist informed Novak he had hit a pedestrian.
>
> In an interview, the bicyclist told ABC 7's Suzanne Kennedy the
> pedestrian was splayed across Novak's windshield, and there was no way
> that Novak could not have known he struck someone. The cyclist, David
> Bono, also said that the pedestrian was in a crosswalk and had the right
> of way.
>
> Novak admitted he was emotionally shaken by the incident.
>
> Metropolitan Police Department (web|news) officers detained Novak at the
> scene for about an hour. He was not arrested
>
> D.C. Fire and EMS spokesman Alan Etter said the pedestrian complained of
> pain in his arm and was taken to George Washington University Hospital
> with what were described as minor injuries at the time.

"Bo Raxo" > wrote in
:

>
> "Speeders & Drunk Drivers are MURDERERS" > wrote
> in message .70...
>>
>
> As usual, you're completely full of ****.
>
>>
>> Metropolitan police cited Novak with failure to yield to a pedestrian
>> about 10:07 a.m. at 18th and K streets NW, Novak confirmed to ABC 7
>> News.
>>
>>
>
> No hit and run charge, fool. Do you really believe your own lame ass
> lies?

Read the article, you moron. This is H&R.

richard > wrote in
:

>
>
> Not arrested? You and I know that if that had happened to us, we'd be
> sitting inside a jail cell being questioned with bullwhips and
> tortured.
>
> The mere fact that the driver injured a person should be enough to
> lock the driver away for a couple of years. But nooooo, having status
> in high society counts. Like Ted Kennedy was never charged for his
> role in that well known incident. Like the governor of New Jersey's
> driver was never charged for illegal use of light and siren and speed.
>

And don't forget Laura "the rammer" Bush and her vehicular homicide of her
ex boyfriend.

jerry warner > wrote in
:

> Speeders & Drunk Drivers are MURDERERS wrote:
>
>> If this is true, he deserves 20 years in prison but we all know he'll
>> just pay a fine and that'll be it in criminal coddler america.
>>

> Hang him HIGH ASAP!

Love to see it but we both know nothing will be done to this rich big shot.
A few years back newsman Jack Cafferty ran over a cyclist and kept on going
and he paid just a small fine and that was it. And we all know about laura
bush and teddy k. The rich and powerful do whatever they want.

"Speeders & Drunk Drivers are MURDERERS" > wrote in
message ...
> "Bo Raxo" > wrote in
> :
>
>>
>> "Speeders & Drunk Drivers are MURDERERS" > wrote
>> in message .70...
>>>
>>
>> As usual, you're completely full of ****.
>>
>>>
>>> Metropolitan police cited Novak with failure to yield to a pedestrian
>>> about 10:07 a.m. at 18th and K streets NW, Novak confirmed to ABC 7
>>> News.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> No hit and run charge, fool. Do you really believe your own lame ass
>> lies?
>
> Read the article, you moron. This is H&R.

Read the paragraph I snipped above. He was cited for failure to yield,
that's a traffic infraction. Not charged with hit and run. *You* may think
it's hit and run. *I* may think it's hit and run.

But the subject line of your post that he was "Charged with Hit and Run" is
not true. Not true.

Can you grasp the difference between what you *think* should happen and what
actually *did* happen? Are you actually too dimwitted to grasp the
difference between the two? You must have an IQ somewhere around room
temperature. Celsius.


Bo Raxo