He might have been morally impaired, but the state official who parked in a handicapped parking spot on Main Street Wednesday morning had no right to be there.

According to a Main Street businessperson, a man driving a black SUV with the Massachusetts state seal, and the words "public safety"emblazoned on side, pulled into a handicapped spot around 10 a.m. Wednesday.

The businessperson said the man, who also had the word "Supervisor" written on the side of his car, was kindly told he was parked in a handicapped spot. The man then allegedly looked at the businessperson, turned, and walked away.

"It really irked me," said resident Jay Heard, who took a picture of the parked truck, but was not there at the time of the incident. "The guy parked in the spot could have just backed up eight feet into a legal spot."

The businessperson said there were plenty of other parking spaces available up and down Main Street and that the car was parked for more than an hour.

Heard said he shared his photo with state Rep. Susan Williams Gifford and was happy with her response.

"She seemed to be genuinely outraged," he said.

Gifford said in an email that she has forwarded the information to the Legislative Liason in the Governor's office.

"This is a serious matter, and I have been assured that this will be investigated and proper action will be taken based on the results of that investigation," Gifford said. "I personally find this allegation very upsetting and will say that whoever was using that particular state vehicle exercised extremely poor judgement, regardless of any circumstances."