Bodycam: Cop pulls over driver missing right hand for holding phone with right hand

追加: 2026-05-28

[00:00:05]This traffic ticket was just dismissed after a Florida sheriff's deputy asked the court to dismiss the charge just before a scheduled court hearing. You may have seen the video of 36-year-old Kathleen Thomas getting pulled over by a Palm Beach County Sheriff's deputy allegedly for using her phone with her right hand while driving. But there was one problem. Watch what happened next.

[00:00:27]in the cup and it took everything I had to not throw up in his back seat.

[00:00:33]>> It wouldn't bother me. Could you smell it? I mean, if I could smell it and it was like all up in my like nostril, I think then I'd be upset. But >> you're very tolerant person.

[00:00:45]>> If I couldn't smell it, I don't care what you're doing.

[00:00:47]>> Okay. It doesn't bother you, huh? Yeah.

[00:00:49]A lot of times you >> Maybe it's different because I'm a twirl.

[00:01:00]Hello ma'am.

[00:01:00]>> Hi.

[00:01:01]>> Hey, good morning. I'm deputy Gazal with the Pis County Sheriff's Office. We're just way being pulled over in the city of Legor today. We're doing an operation for distracted driving and you drove past me holding the phone with your right hand manipulating that phone. I mean, I saw you on your hand.

[00:01:15]>> So, you want to just call this a day or >> I don't want to call a day. You had a hand up manipulating.

[00:01:20]>> You just said my right hand.

[00:01:21]>> Well, I thought I saw you with your right hand. You had a hand up. The right hand. I saw you manipulate.

[00:01:25]>> I didn't >> with the right hand. Perhaps not. Right.

[00:01:28]But I saw >> you didn't see me with my right hand. So I said you saying that you saw me with my hand.

[00:01:32]>> I know what I just said. I know what I just said. I'm asking you now. Did you Did you or not have your phone on your on your hand?

[00:01:36]>> I did not.

[00:01:37]>> You did not have your phone on your hand.

[00:01:38]>> I did not.

[00:01:39]>> Hand to God. You not have your hand.

[00:01:40]>> Hand to God.

[00:01:41]>> The other hand to God. You don't have fun on your hand.

[00:01:43]>> Hand to God.

[00:01:44]>> Cool. Do you have your driver's license, registration, insurance with you?

[00:02:24]I think this is the current one. They're all in the same pile. So, if it's not, I can find you.

[00:02:37]>> And you need insurance, too? just didn't get insurance.

[00:02:51]>> Who's Who's uh Mr. Thomas?

[00:03:06]Here's a cover page for it. I'm trying to find you the college portion.

[00:03:35]North Ku is good for you.

[00:03:36]>> Yes.

[00:03:37]>> All right. Hands off.

[00:03:45]>> People that have been in an Uber and feel like their driver was intoxicated.

[00:03:50]You can't tell me this isn't already a problem.

[00:03:52]>> Of course, it's a problem. We have humans involved. I guarantee you there's litigation right now.

[00:03:58]>> Well, there you go. After you hear a story like that, eating potato chips and talking to somebody about football is not such a bad thing after all.

[00:04:04]>> Guess what? I got to take a lift home today.

[00:04:06]>> Yeah.

[00:04:08]>> Good luck after this.

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[00:06:14]>> All right, ma'am. So, you're going to receive a citation for wireless communication device handheld while driving. You can't. We got to put the phone down as we upgrade a motor vehicle.

[00:06:21]>> Okay. And you put on there that you saw me with my right hand holding it.

[00:06:24]>> I did not put that. No. If you want to take it to court.

[00:06:25]>> But that's what you said when you pulled me over. Yes. I said you saw me holding my device with my right hand.

[00:06:30]>> I'm not disagreeing with you. Yes.

[00:06:30]That's what I said. Yes. Yes. So if you want to take it to court >> and that's what you saw.

[00:06:34]>> That's what I said. I said >> that's what you said you saw. Yes. Okay.

[00:06:36]>> Okay. If you want to take it to court, option five on the back of the ticket.

[00:06:39]That's how you take that ticket to court. You have any questions for me?

[00:06:41]>> No. Thank you.

[00:06:42]>> Have a good day.

[00:06:50]The actual citation was issued back in February in Lakew Worth, Florida, and there was supposed to be a court hearing today, but the police officer requested for the court to dismiss the ticket on Monday.

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