Police chief in Seattle checks BlackBerry & hits car
by The PocketBerry Team
A police chief of the Seattle suburb of Federal Way has finally decided to issued a public apology for a traffic accident that happened while he was checking his BlackBerry in his unmarked police car.
The city summed it up Thursday in a news release that began “Federal Way Police Chief Brian Wilson is mortified.” Apparently Wilson stopped for a red light on March 18 and glanced down at his BlackBerry to view newspaper headlines and e-mails. He then took his foot off the brake and collided with the car in front of him. Had he not been a cop, who knows what he would of faced.
No body was injured in the incident although I feel the cop got off too easy with just a formal apology. The City Manager Neal Beets gave Wilson a verbal reprimand.
The police chief says he takes full responsibility and I am glad for that.
-by Mac Jadalhack
