Proving that alcohol violations aren’t just for politicians’ kids, Sen. Richard Lugar’s 76-year-old wife, Charlene, was charged Wednesday night with drunken driving and a hit-and-run, accused of smashing into a parked vehicle and driving away, the Associated Press reported.
She was driving alone and no one was in the car she hit.
“Thankfully, no one was injured,” Sen. Lugar said in a statement released by his office. “We are deeply sorry and embarrassed that this accident has occurred.” The incident took place in the Lugars’ neighborhood in McLean. Charlene Lugar’s day in court has been scheduled for January.
