Bodycam Video: Driver with No Right Hand Pulled over for Holding Phone in ‘Right Hand’
The case was dropped after the deputy requested dismissal, ending a citation that carried a $116 civil penalty.
- On Wednesday, May 27, a Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office deputy requested dismissal of a distracted driving citation issued to influencer Katie, who challenged the claim she held a phone in her right hand.
- A deputy pulled Katie over on February 11 along North Dixie Highway, issuing a 'Wireless Comm. First Offense' citation with a $116 fine after alleging she manipulated a phone with her right hand.
- Katie, an adaptive athlete known as Slightlyoff.balance, shared body-camera footage on TikTok and Instagram showing the deputy insisting he saw a device in her right hand, despite her repeatedly demonstrating her limb difference.
- Scheduled for Tuesday, the court case was dropped before the hearing at the deputy's request due to 'lack of evidence,' which Katie announced in a viral video update.
- Legal experts note that simply holding a phone is legal in Florida outside school or construction zones, a distinction that has prompted broader discussion about distracted driving law enforcement clarity.
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Police Bodycam Footage Shows Moment Disabled Woman Flashes Arm Stump After Cop Accuses Her of Texting with Her "Right Hand" * The Gateway Pundit * by Cristina Laila
Newly-released police bodycam footage shows the moment a disabled woman flashed her arm stump after a cop accused her of texting with her "right hand." A Palm Beach County officer pulled over Kathleen Thomas, 36, for distracted driving earlier this year.
A woman in the American state of Florida was pulled over by a police officer because he thought he saw her with her phone in her right hand while behind the wheel. As it turns out, the woman doesn't have a right hand at all.
Charges dropped for Florida driver ticketed for holding her phone in a hand she doesn't have
A Florida woman received a traffic citation after a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office deputy accused her of holding a cellphone in her right hand while driving, even though she does not have a right hand. The case went viral online before authorities dropped the charge. The traffic stop happened on Feb. 11 in Lake Worth Beach, Palm Beach County. According to the citation, the deputy stopped the woman around 8:04 a.m. on North Dixie Highway and …
Woman Goes Viral For Response After Officer Claims She Was Driving With Phone In Her "Right Hand" * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Danielle
An interaction between a police officer and a one-armed woman has gone viral after the woman quickly refuted a claim the officer made during a stop under suspicion of distracted driving. An officer with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office in Florida pulled over Kathleen Thomas, 36, and claimed she was driving with a phone in her “right hand.” Thomas responded to the claim by raising her right arm, showing the officer that she did not have a r…
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