Pedestrian Novak ran down was 66-year-old homeless man!

Auntie Neo Kawn's diary from yesterday, Bob Novak Hits Pedestrian with 'Vette, Flees, on this incident, where columnist Bob Novak, driving a Corvette, hit a pedestrian crossing with the light in D.C. and then attempted to escape from the scene, drew a lot of attention.  

This morning's Washington Post has an article on the incident, Novak Cited for Hitting Pedestrian, which reveals that the pedestrian who was Novak's victim is a 66-year-old homeless man!  No wonder Novak thought he could ignore him.

Here are the opening paragraphs of the article:

Syndicated political columnist and television pundit Robert D. Novak was issued a $50 traffic citation yesterday after he struck and slightly injured a pedestrian while driving his sports car in downtown Washington, police said.

Witnesses said the accident occurred in slow-moving traffic about 10 a.m. as Novak, 77, was northbound on 18th Street NW near K Street in his black convertible 2004 Chevrolet Corvette. D.C. fire department spokesman Alan Etter said the victim was taken to George Washington University Medical Center with "very minor injuries." A police official identified him as Don Lilkinquist, 66, who has no fixed address.

"He's complaining about some pain in his arm, but there are no visible injuries," Etter said.