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A police chief in Federal Way, Washington was checking his Blackberry while at a red light, and he accidentally let his foot off the brake and crashed into the car in front of him. He was driving in an unmarked police car, to save a little embarrassment. There was no one hurt, and the cars were undamaged as well.
The chief was given a verbal reprimand, or whatever slap on the wrist type of punishment that follows this type of thing. I can only imagine that if it was the other way around, the driver would not have gotten off so easily.
This is just another sign that the rules need to change regarding driving and cell phones, as so many have commented on before. This is true for everyone, including officers and chiefs.
Here is a link to an earlier post by elguapo that addressed the issue, and some great comments that followed: http://www.rantrave.com/Rave/Driving-in-Cars-with-Cell-Phones.aspx