Sheriff writes himself a ticket

http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=bizarre&id=5193548

Kocken issued himself a ticket March 27 for an unsafe lane change, three weeks after he rear-ended a suspected speeder as the driver slowed down to turn.

"As sheriff, I'm held to the highest standard in law enforcement. How can I hold officers accountable if I don't hold myself accountable?" he said. "I'm satisfied I'm doing the right thing."

After he mentioned that it kept brothering him, he wrote himself a $160.80 ticket.

The 52-year-old sheriff told investigators he was trailing a vehicle to determine its speed when he had to swerve to avoid a snowblower wheel in his lane. He moved into the other driver's lane and hit the car when the driver slowed.

The ticket marks the second citation in seven months that a state law enforcement officer assessed to himself. In September, Chief Dick Knoebel of the Kewaskum police department wrote himself a $235 ticket for passing a stopped school bus.

Would you write yourself a citation?