Florida cop pulls over disabled, one-handed woman for holding cellphone while driving — but drops charges over ‘lack of evidence’

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

Where coverage diverges: Lean Left: 1 (CBS News — Top); Center: 1 (WPEC); Right: 1 (New York Post).

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Lean Left · 1 source

CBS News — Top Lean Left

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

Kathleen Thomas was issued a citation in February after a Palm Beach County Sheriff's deputy pulled her over for allegedly using a phone with her right hand. But Thomas doesn't hav…

Mixed Factuality · Other

Center · 1 source

WPEC Center

Woman without right hand charged for holding phone in right hand while driving

A traffic citation issued to a woman who said she was accused of holding a phone in a hand she does not have has been dismissed.

Mixed Factuality · Other

Right · 1 source

New York Post Right

Florida cop pulls over disabled, one-handed woman for holding cellphone while driving — but drops charges over ‘lack of evidence’

The officer asked her to put a "hand to God" that she hadn't been using her phone while she was driving.

Mixed Factuality · Conglomerate

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