A defendant charged with driving with a suspended license appeared via Zoom while driving. “I don’t know why he would do that,” a perplexed judge said.
If one is facing a charge of driving with a suspended license, there are better ways to make one’s case than from behind the wheel of a moving vehicle.
That self-evident reality was momentarily lost on a Michigan man who did just that earlier this month when he appeared via Zoom for a pre-trial hearing in Washtenaw County District Court, leaving a judge perplexed.
“I’m pulling into my doctor’s office actually, so just give me one second I’m parking right now,” the man, Corey Harris, 44, told Judge J. Cedric Simpson as he asked for a moment before beginning the proceeding.
The video feed from the May 15 hearing showed Mr. Harris in the driver’s seat of a vehicle, donning glasses and wearing a seatbelt as he turned the wheel, intently scanning his surroundings for a place to park.
The judge appeared to be stunned — not by Mr. Harris’s casual tardiness, but rather by the irony of his actions given the charge Mr. Harris was facing.
“You stationary?” Judge Simpson asked Mr. Harris, who had been charged in October.
“I’m pulling in right at this second,” Mr. Harris said. “Yes I am,” he finally said, triumphantly.
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