Arlington, Virginia – March 30, 2011
A Supreme Court Justice was cited for his role in a crash in across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. on Wednesday.
The United States Park Police report that Justice Antonin Scalia, 75, was traveling south along George Washington Memorial Parkway around 8:55 a.m. when he struck another vehicle from behind. Traffic had stopped suddenly and the impact affected two other vehicles traveling nearby.
All travelers reportedly escaped without injury. Mr. Scalia was cited for following too closely and police wrote him a citation for $70.
Mr. Scalia has served the court for 25 years. He was on his way to the bench in Washington, D.C. at the time of the crash.
Born in Trenton, New Jersey, Mr. Scalia was appointed by President Ronald Reagan and is the longest-serving justice on the court. A noted conservative, he has adhered to the constitutional doctrine of originalism and has been a textualist in matters of statutory interpretation.
