The National Enquirer has a story up today on their website on Senator Biden’s brother, Frank. According to the story, Frank Biden was involved in a hit-and-run accident in California in 1999 where the single father of two girls died in the crash. Frank Biden, according to the story, was hit with an $800,000 civil judgment in the case that has yet to be paid. The family complains to the Enquirer:

“Sen. Biden claims to look out for the everyday American citizen, but he can’t acknowledge a family that has been personally affected by a member of his family. I’m very disappointed in him.”

There’s the obvious parallel of Joe Biden’s own heartbreaking family tragedy that makes this story newsworthy, but there’s also the fact that Frank Biden is out on the campaign trail for brother Joe from time to time.

And it’s not as though the driving records of VP candidates’ family members are exactly off-limits to the media.