Man exonerated by dashcam
Man exonerated by dashcam Jason Weisberger 10:51 am Fri Oct 2, 2026 Image: ANDRANIK HAKOBYAN / shutterstock.com After about 10 minutes of officer testimony, it took about 35 seconds of dashcam video to see the charges dropped. Chavez Morgan was issued a citation for an illegal lane change that caused a minor mirror-clip incident on the highway. He told the officer he had dashcam footage and explained what happened, but the officer still judged him the culprit.
- ▪Man exonerated by dashcam Jason Weisberger 10:51 am Fri Oct 2, 2026 Image: ANDRANIK HAKOBYAN / shutterstock.com After about 10 minutes of officer testimony, it took about 35 seconds of dashcam video to see the charges dropped.
- ▪Chavez Morgan was issued a citation for an illegal lane change that caused a minor mirror-clip incident on the highway.
- ▪He told the officer he had dashcam footage and explained what happened, but the officer still judged him the culprit.
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Man exonerated by dashcam Jason Weisberger 10:51 am Fri Oct 2, 2026 Image: ANDRANIK HAKOBYAN / shutterstock.com After about 10 minutes of officer testimony, it took about 35 seconds of dashcam video to see the charges dropped. Chavez Morgan was issued a citation for an illegal lane change that caused a minor mirror-clip incident on the highway. He told the officer he had dashcam footage and explained what happened, but the officer still judged him the culprit. The officer's described procedure for reaching that conclusion seems to call into question the program that certified him to do this sort of work. It's pretty much "I am supposed to issue a citation so I did." The dashcam viewing and the judge's quick dismissal came around 12:45.
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