Florida Woman Charged After Police Cite Phone in Hand She Does Not Have
A Florida woman faces criminal charges after officers said she held a phone while driving. Court records show she has no hands due to a prior amputation. The case has drawn attention to how officers document traffic stops.
newyorker.comA Florida woman was charged with a traffic violation after police reported she held a phone in her hand while driving. Court documents state the woman has no hands following an earlier amputation. The citation was issued during a routine traffic stop.
The incident occurred when officers pulled the woman over for an unspecified traffic violation. The report listed the phone as being held in her hand. The woman told officers she does not have hands. Police recorded the observation in the citation anyway.
The woman now faces a court date to address the citation.
No further details on the outcome have been released. Local media first reported the discrepancy between the citation and the woman's physical condition.
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