Man Who Dialed Into Court Hearing From Behind the Wheel DID Have a License
A Michigan man who went unwittingly viral last week—and had his bail revoked—for driving as he attended a virtual court hearing for a charge of driving while suspended appears to have been the victim of a costly clerical error.
The clip stemmed from a May 15 court date in which Corey Harris, 44, joined the hearing from the driver’s seat of his car. The hearing stemmed from a traffic stop last year in which Harris was accused of driving on a suspended license—a suspension that authorities said was brought on by him failing to make child support payments more than a decade ago.
Judge Cedric Simpson appeared befuddled that Harris, who was seen with his seatbelt and glasses on, would show himself driving while his license was seemingly suspend. “I don’t even know why he would do that,” Simpson said at one point, throwing his hands up.