Police Arrests Disabled Woman For “Driving Without Helmet”
MOBILITY SCOOTER – A police officer went viral as he arrests a disabled woman riding on her mobility scooter.
Usually, police are known to give tickets or arrest people driving a motorcycle without a helmet. However, a police officer attempted to arrest a disabled woman that was riding on a scooter without a helmet on.
According to an article from Unilad, Jennifer Gayman had a slew of disabilities including a “degenerative eye disease, pulmonary disease, asthma, lumbar degeneration, and peripheral neuropathy”. Due to this, she has numbness or weakness in her hands and feet.
As such, she’s left with a mobility scooter for traveling purposes. But, because of this, she had an altercation with a police officer. Based on the article, two officers stopped her as she was home from karaoke.
The officers accused her for using a vehicle on the sidewalk, failing to walk across the crosswalk, and not wearing a helmet. Following this, Gayman explained to the police that she had a condition and that she was disabled.
But, the cops proceeded to charge her for the offenses. Afterward, Gayman opted to defy the officers and drive home. This led to the officers following the disabled woman to her garage where she was convicted for “fleeing from the police” and was jailed for five days.
Eventually, Gayman decided to sue the police with the lawsuit stating:
In a brazen and clumsy display of authority, officers pursued Plaintiff on her mobility scooter at approximately 15 miles per hour for the next several minutes, called for backup, and turned on full lights and sirens.
This pathetic and low-speed chase ended at Plaintiff’s home, where several officers took hold of and arrested Plaintiff.
For now, the court is still deciding on whether or not the charges against Gayman would be reversed. What do you think about this? Leave your comments below.
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