Florida cops drop ticket for woman accused of holding phone in hand she does not have
Even Florida eventually conceded that a woman was not texting with an imaginary hand.
A Florida traffic citation accusing a woman of holding her phone in her right hand collapsed under the crushing weight of a key factual complication: she does not have a right hand. The video of the officer during this traffic stop reinforces the long-held belief that ACAB.
Court records show the citation was dismissed at the request of the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office deputy who issued it. A court hearing had been scheduled for Tuesday, but was canceled after the case was dropped.
The citation, issued Feb. 11 along North Dixie Highway in Lake Worth Beach, accused the driver of violating Florida’s wireless communications while driving law. The case drew widespread attention after the woman posted video of the traffic stop on TikTok, where she questioned the deputy’s claim that he saw a device in her “right hand.” She said she does not have a right hand.
Even Florida eventually conceded that a woman was not texting with an imaginary hand.