We first learned about this story from BikersPost.com and the photo caused us to do somewhat of a "double take."  But not nearly as big as the one by the guy who actually witnessed this.

Last week a driver heading down the highway in Tempe, Arizona was a little confused until he realized what he’d just seen.  It was a motorcycle police officer texting while driving his city-owned bike.

According to OpposingViews.com, Justin Argall said “I kind of looked over and I saw it and it dawned on me what I just saw and I looked again and that's when I took the picture.”  Argall said the officer was on his phone for several minutes traveling more than 80 mph last Tuesday.

Tempe Police issued a statement in response to the incident.

"The Tempe Police Department does not condone this type of distracted driving," reads the statement. "In fact we have instituted specific policies prohibiting texting while operating police vehicles. Texting while driving or performing any activities that take away attention from the driving task are extremely dangerous and should be avoided whenever possible.  Training will be provided to reduce the chance of our officers putting themselves in similar dangerous situations in the future."

The Tempe Police Department did not publicly identify the officer, but said he has been counseled and this incident is now considered closed.

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