Chief Parks In Handicap Spot; Tickets Himself
A Metro Atlanta police chief, who turned himself in for parking illegally, paid a nearly $300 fine.
Chief Gene Wilson admitted he parked in a handicapped spot at a Conyers Chik-Fil-A. Wilson told Channel 2’s Diana Davis he realized he parked illegally after getting breakfast at the restaurant on Highway 138.
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Chief Gene Wilson admitted he parked in a handicapped spot at a Conyers Chik-Fil-A. Wilson told Channel 2’s Diana Davis he realized he parked illegally after getting breakfast at the restaurant on Highway 138.
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“I come back outside, and there is the handicapped parking sign with my city police car sitting right in it, and I’m thinking I didn’t do this, but I did,” Wilson said. The chief claimed he didn’t notice the markings or the posted sign. The chief told Davis the new light bar on his car blocked his view. He drove back to headquarters and had another officer write him the ticket. It carried a $280 fine. Wilson also apologized in a letter to the newspaper. “I thought that was great. It shows that he took responsibility for his wrong action,” said Conyers resident Brian Griffith. This was not the first time the chief turned himself in. He also received a ticket for running a red light while working in Sandy Springs. |
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