Deputies' procedures approved

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Sheriff's deputies followed proper procedure when they confronted Indiana Pacers coach Isiah Thomas after he tried to drive through an accident scene over the weekend.
"I think both sides agree it was a regrettable situation," said Col. Scott Minier of the Marion County Sheriff's Department, who met with team representatives on Monday.
"There was a breakdown in communication and it will run its course, which is why God created the court system," he said.
Thomas was ticketed for failure to obey an officer early Sunday after police pulled him over for driving in a lane that had been closed following a traffic accident on Interstate 465 on the west side of Indianapolis.
When the officer asked to see Thomas' driver's license, Thomas refused and was removed from his car and briefly handcuffed, authorities said.
Thomas was driving a sport utility vehicle with dealer plates and the officers did not know who he was until he directed them to his Michigan driver's license, which was in a briefcase in the vehicle.
Thomas was not cited for having an out-of-state driver's license. Indiana records for his 1994 Mercedes show Thomas lives in Carmel, but his driver's license gave his address as Bloomfield Hills, a Detroit suburb.
Thomas issued a statement Sunday saying he had been concerned that one of his players might have been in the crash, but police said he did not mention that concern to officers.
"The statement that I issued, I'll stand by it and just move on from here," Thomas said Monday.