The Politico is reporting that conservative commentator Robert Novak — known variably as the “Prince of Darkness” or the “Douchebag of Liberty” — was cited for hitting a pedestrian with his Corvette in downtown Washington today:

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 was hospitalized but there were no details about the person’s condition. Novak was later released and left the scene.

“I didn’t know I hit him,” Novak told Politico. Novak said he was a block away when a bicyclist stopped him and said, ‘You hit someone.’ He was cited for failing to yield the right of way.

WJLA has a video interview of Novak at the scene. There’s something mildly hilarious and reassuring in seeing Novak emerge from the back of a police cruiser, isn’t there?