Florida Woman Gets Pulled Over for Texting While Driving—Despite Having Only One Hand

A woman in Florida was pulled over by police and issued a ticket, citing that she was texting whilst driving. However, the woman only had one hand, and the video of the incident quickly spread throughout the internet, with netizens wondering what the outcome would be.

The user slightlyoff.balance shared a video on TikTok where she revealed that she was pulled over by police and received a ticket for supposedly texting whilst driving. According to her, the police cited that she was texting with her right hand whilst driving, despite not having a right hand and only using her left hand to handle the steering wheel.

Traffic Stop Details

'Turns out you can still get a ticket for driving with a device in your right hand,' she says in the video. 'Even if you don't have a right hand.'

The video then shifts to her recorded interaction with the police officer who pulled her over and claimed she was texting whilst driving. The officer tells her that if she has a problem with the ticket, she should take it to court. The video ends with her demonstrating how her lack of a right hand could make the police officer's claim impossible.

Netizens React

Her video went viral not only on TikTok but also on X. On both platforms, netizens expressed how absurd it was for her to receive a ticket for that reason. Some cited that the police officer who pulled her over might make it onto what is called "The Brady List", which refers to a list of law enforcement officers with credibility issues that could affect their reliability as witnesses in court hearings.

'He just handed you his name on a platter for the Brady List' said one commenter on TikTok.This comment gained several responses debating on whether or not that was the case.

'At worst he mistakenly saw something that looked like her holding a phone. This is why people have the option to take things to court. Trying to ruin his career for that is a bit extreme,' said one response to that comment.

'Nope, he could have not given her a ticket after seeing her right stump but instead he doesn't want to admit he's wrong and still gave her a ticket. The less stupid officers being out there the better,' said a response to that answer.

Other commenters expressed anticipation for updates. 'I'm excited for an update!' said another netizen. "She won't even need a lawyer. She can handle this situation single-handedly," said a third netizen, which the original poster liked.

Additional comments included calls to request the officer be placed on a Brady list, with one noting, 'That cop is 100% not showing up to court.'

Follow-Up Video

She eventually posted a follow-up video after the influx of comments asking for an update. She shared that she requested a hearing date and bodycam footage from the Palm Beach authorities, adding that there are other details that she was not able to include in the original video she shared.

'We're headed to court, so I requested a hearing date, I have one, and I will update you guys as soon as that proceeding takes place. Additionally I requested bodycam footage from that traffic stop, so hopefully Palm Beach will get me that information, because there's some additional things in that video that I think you guys would enjoy,' she said, as a video response to a comment.