Charlene Lugar Arrested on DUI, Hit-and-Run Charges

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Charlene Lugar, the 76-year-old wife of the Republican Senior Senator from Indiana Richard Lugar, was arrested Wednesday after being pulled over and charged with drunk driving and a hit-and-run. According to a police report, Charlene Lugar was stopped in McLean, VA, at 6:18 p.m. by a Fairfax County Police Department officer with smoke rising from the hood of her damaged car. Police determined that Lugar, who failed a sobriety test, had hit a parked car about two miles away from the...Read Full Story

Sen. Lugar's wife charged in car crash

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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: She was pulled over about 6:30 p.m. by an officer who spotted smoke rising from her...Read Full Story

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