Charges dismissed for woman without right hand cited for holding phone while driving

• A traffic citation issued to a woman who said she was accused of holding a phone in a hand she does not have has been dismissed.
• Court records show the citation was dismissed at the request of the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office deputy who issued it. A court hearing had been scheduled for Tuesday, but was canceled after the case was dropped.
• The citation, issued by a deputy with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office on February 11 around 8:04 a.m. along North Dixie Highway, lists the charge as “Wireless Comm. Device/Handheld While Driving – First Offense” under Florida Statute 316.305(3)(a), with a civil penalty of $116.

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• Hollander says it’s common for drivers to pay citations without questioning them — even in cases where the ticket may not hold up in court.
• “So a lot of times people pay tickets that shouldn't be paid, and this could have been one of those examples,” he said. “But luckily this lady seems to be standing up for herself.”