Is This Legal?

Craig Watkins, the Dallas DA who I often criticize, did this:

The forfeiture funds, money from seized assets — often from drug dealers — paid for $11,000 in car repairs and nearly $50,000 to the man driving the other car, which Watkins rear-ended. The wreck happened Feb. 5, 2013, on the Dallas North Tollway while Watkins, a Democrat, was driving to a speaking engagement at the Park Cities Club.

So he technically is acting in his capacity as DA when he causes a wreck. Does that allow the use of the forfeiture funds? Honestly, it smells bad but I'm not sure. But get this . . .

The settlement states that if the other driver spoke about the crash or disparaged the DA, he would owe Watkins $40,500. But Teresa Guerra Snelson, head of the DA’s civil division, said the money would have never gone to Watkins personally.

Now it's getting weird.