MACHEN TICKETED IN PARKING LOT INCIDENT
(The Gainesville Sun)
"University of Florida President Bernie Machen was ticketed by Gainesville police Friday night for hitting another car in a downtown parking lot and failing to leave information on the car, police said Saturday." Allegedly, Machen did not seem to think there had been any damage and left the scene to go to dinner, leaving the parking lot attendant to tell the owner of the red Camry that the UF president had backed into his/her car. The officer at the scene said this was a criminal violation and a court date would be necessary.
As one of the top schools in the nation, it would be nice if our president could set a mature example. Not too impressive if he can't even fess up to a minor fender bender in place of a fancy schmancy dinner that could most definitely have waited 5 minutes for him to scribble a note. For crying out loud, you're the figurehead of a top education institution -- take responsibility for your actions!
Link to story at gainesville.com:
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20091108/NEWS/911079895/1002?Title=Machen-ticketed-in-parking-lot-incident
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