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Fox’s Chris Wallace pulled over during a live phone interview

WASHINGTON – When police say they are cracking down cell phone use while driving, they mean it.

Fox 91Å·ÃÀ¼¤Çé Sunday host Chris Wallace learned the hard way on Thursday morning.

Wallace was in the middle of a live phone interview with radio host Jamie Allen, discussing President Obama’s campaign on his cell phone, when a D.C. police officer pulled him over.

As the host was speaking, Wallace interrupted to say he had a problem.

“I’m talking to you on a cell phone and there’s a policeman here and I probably shouldn’t have been talking on a cell phone,” Wallace said. “So, uh. I’m about to get arrested. Good-bye.”

Wallace hung up the phone and left the host and his listeners confused for a moment, until they heard a dial tone.

Some blogs are reporting that Wallace was arrested, but Fox 91Å·ÃÀ¼¤Çé says he was not.

91Å·ÃÀ¼¤Çé’s Megan Cloherty contributed to this report.

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