Man Tasered For Refusing To Sign Ticket
It’s right there on YouTube: A Utah Highway Patrol trooper appears to Taser a motorist after he refused to sign his speeding ticket.The UHP confirms the man has filed a complaint over the incident two months ago. He requested and received video from the trooper’s dash-cam, which he then posted it to the Internet.
UHP reportedly is investigating the incident, and whether its trooper was justified in Tasering the motorist.
The incident purportedly happened near Vernal in mid-September. The driver’s SUV was pulled over for speeding. His wife and a toddler reportedly were inside the vehicle at the time.
The video shows the driver becoming visibly frustrated, demanding to know how fast he was going.
The trooper responds, “Well, you’re going to sign this first.” “No, I’m not. I’m not signing anything, officer,” the driver replies.
It was after the trooper ordered the man to put his hands behind his back — and the driver refused, instead trying to return to the car — that the trooper Tasered the man.
Salt Lake Tribune | Nathan C. Gonzalez | Wednesday, November 21, 2007
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