Sen. Lugar's wife charged in car crash

Sen. Lugar's wife charged in car crash


FAIRFAX, Va., Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Charlene Lugar, wife of U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., is facing drunken driving and hit-and-run charges in suburban Washington, police said Thursday.

Police in Fairfax County, Va., said Charlene Lugar, 72, was arrested in McLean, Va., Wednesday night after allegedly driving into a parked car, The Washington Post reported.

The senator's office issued the following statement: "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."

She was pulled over about 6:30 p.m. by an officer who spotted smoke rising from her damaged car. Officer Bud Walker said the officer at the scene "developed probable cause that she was intoxicated" and arrested her. Her alleged blood-alcohol content was not revealed.

The arresting officer determined she had hit a car nearby.

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I hope Mrs Lugar receives the help she needs.

If she was a DWB, she'd get 5 years in Angola.