Mirkarimi (SF sheriff) didn’t report crash, had license suspended

[KamaAina]

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Mirkarimi-didn-t-report-crash-had-license-6436304.php

San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi’s driver’s license has been suspended since February for his failure to fulfill a legal obligation to tell the state Department of Motor Vehicles about a car accident in which he was involved, The Chronicle has learned.

A spokeswoman for Mirkarimi said Monday that the sheriff was unaware his license had been suspended until The Chronicle asked him about it....

Kenya Briggs, a spokeswoman for the Sheriff’s Department, said in a statement that Mirkarimi “only learned of this from the press inquiry. When the accident occurred, he contacted his insurance company and was informed that everything was in order. He is looking into where the error in paperwork occurred that led to this mistake.”

And now the real reason this made the news:

Mirkarimi is running for re-election in November against Vicki Hennessy, the former No. 2 official in the Sheriff’s Department. She was acting sheriff for six months in 2012 as Mayor Ed Lee sought unsuccessfully to have the Board of Supervisors remove Mirkarimi from office for the domestic violence case.

One hopes that, if elected, Hennessy will be as good at digging up dirt on suspects as she is on her opponent.

[mackerel]

1. Is anyone really surprised? This dude is so unaware of everything.