Man ticketed for driving in breakdown lane while wife in labor
12-05-08, 10:40 PM
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Man ticketed for driving in breakdown lane while wife in labor
BOSTON – A man in Massachusetts is appealing a $100 ticket he got for driving to a hospital in the breakdown lane of a gridlocked Boston highway while his wife was in labor. John Davis of Dracut says his wife Jennifer's contractions were three minutes apart on Nov. 18 when a state trooper pulled them over for using the breakdown lane.
The couple says the trooper made them wait five to 10 minutes while he wrote a ticket for another car on Route 2, asked to see Jennifer's belly to prove her pregnancy, then issued them a ticket.
The couple made it to Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge. Their daughter was born five hours later.
State police say no discipline is likely for the trooper.
The couple says the trooper made them wait five to 10 minutes while he wrote a ticket for another car on Route 2, asked to see Jennifer's belly to prove her pregnancy, then issued them a ticket.
The couple made it to Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge. Their daughter was born five hours later.
State police say no discipline is likely for the trooper.
12-06-08, 07:08 AM
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12-06-08, 01:07 PM
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Lil thing called Felony evasion. As long as those lights are on you HAVE to stop. Unfortuanately, there is not even a warning given for this. When you fail to stop, it automatically falls into the category of felony evasion, so it really does pay to stop. Agreed that the cop was a real jerk with the situation and should have assessed it better and maybe escorted them to the hospital.
