That reaction from the officer would seem to indicate that the offending driver is a friend of his, or maybe his son’s boss.
Naw ...cop working the night shift not wanting to fill out any more paperwork than he has to.
I watched a four car rear ender that wasn’t a rear ender until the fourth car plowed into the third car. The officer who came greeted the offending driver cheerily, “...and how’s the kids?” No fault was determined.