Police chief suspended after hitting pedestrian at crosswalk with his government-issued SUV Bad cop: Houston Police Chief Charles McClelland will be suspended without pay for one day after hitting a pedestrian at a crosswalk with his government-issued vehicle For breaking a man's arm, Houston Police Chief Charles McClelland will get a slap on the wrist. Chief McClelland was caught on camera September 4, driving through and intersection in downtown Houston and hitting a pedestrian. As punishment, Mayor Annise Parker has ordered the chief to one day's unpaid leave. In her letter, Mayor Parker explained why she decided on the particular form of punishment. While a similar accident, if committed by another member of the Houston Police Department, would result in lesser discipline, as chief of police you are held out as an example. McClelland was turning left from Clay onto Travis Street in downtown Houston the morning of September 4 when he struck lawyer James Harris. I had a green light and he had a green light to walk across the street. For whatever reason, I didn't see him,' the chief said. The incident was caught on traffic cameras and released by the chief to media outlets. It shows McClelland in his government-issued black SUV turning left and striking Harris - sending the lawyer flying into the air. Before: The police chief is driving the black car on the left and lawyer James Harris is circled in red crossing the street Impact: Chief McClelland says he didn't see the lawyer crossing the street Reaction: The impact sends Harris flying several feet, and Chief McClelland is seen getting out of his car, left, to attend to the victim, right The impact broke Harris' arm and he said he will have to spend five weeks in a cast. Mr Harris missed a few days of work, and he says his productivity has been down since returning. But he said he isn't concerned about the police chief's punishment and that he isn't currently seeking legal retribution. A higher standard: Chief McClelland will take the suspension sometime within the next year 'I'm not concentrating much on any legal possibilities right now. I just want to heal,' he told KPRC. Chief McClelland was not issued a traffic citation for hitting Harris as it would be considered 'double punishment' but the incident will be recorded on his driving record. 'I'm going to receive a day off without pay. That day off without pay may be 10 times more than the max that I could receive from a citation,' he said in a press conference Thursday. The chief will also have to take a defensive driving course. He is also requesting a special operating unit monitor traffic in the downtown area during peak hours. In a press conference on Thursday, the chief apologized for the incident and said that in taking the punishment he was holding himself to a higher standard. I just want the public to know that as a leader of this organization, I set the tone. And many of you have heard me say, if we mess up, we clean up and we fess up. Chief McClelland will have to take the unpaid leave within a year, but has yet to designate a day.