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| Lugar's Wife Faces DWI, Hit-and-Run Charges |
| 2009-11-20 |
| The wife of the most senior Republican in the Senate was charged Wednesday night with driving while intoxicated and hit-and-run after her vehicle struck a parked car and she continued driving. Fairfax County Police said Indiana Sen. Dick Lugar's wife, Charlene, drove her car into the parked vehicle just after 6:15 p.m. Wednesday in their McLean, Va., neighborhood. Police said Charlene Lugar, 76, hit the car in the 7100 block of Churchill Road and was later stopped by police near the intersection of Old Dominion and Dominion Reserve drives -- a distance of about 2 miles, according to Google Maps. The officer stopped her after seeing damage to her car and smoke coming from the hood. She was taken to Fairfax County Jail and charged. Police said she registered a blood-alcohol content of .11. The senator released the following statement Thursday about the incident: "At about 6:30 p.m. last evening, November 18, Mrs. Lugar had a traffic accident in our McLean, Virginia neighborhood. A charge has been filed and a court appearance is scheduled for January. No other persons were in her car or the unattended car she hit. Thankfully, no one was injured. We are deeply sorry and embarrassed that this accident has occurred." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Charlene Lugar, 76, Some people NEVER grow up. |
| Posted by: armyguy 2009-11-20 12:05 |
| #1 We are deeply sorry and embarrassed that this accident has occurred." The passive voice, beloved of those who do not wish to accept responsibility |
| Posted by: mom 2009-11-20 10:11 |