Bodycam Video: Driver with No Right Hand Pulled over for Holding Phone in ‘Right Hand’
The case was dropped after the deputy requested dismissal, ending a citation that carried a $116 civil penalty.
- On Wednesday, May 27, a Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office deputy requested dismissal of a distracted driving citation issued to influencer Katie, who challenged the claim she held a phone in her right hand.
- A deputy pulled Katie over on February 11 along North Dixie Highway, issuing a 'Wireless Comm. First Offense' citation with a $116 fine after alleging she manipulated a phone with her right hand.
- Katie, an adaptive athlete known as Slightlyoff.balance, shared body-camera footage on TikTok and Instagram showing the deputy insisting he saw a device in her right hand, despite her repeatedly demonstrating her limb difference.
- Scheduled for Tuesday, the court case was dropped before the hearing at the deputy's request due to 'lack of evidence,' which Katie announced in a viral video update.
- Legal experts note that simply holding a phone is legal in Florida outside school or construction zones, a distinction that has prompted broader discussion about distracted driving law enforcement clarity.
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Woman With No Right Hand Speaks Out After She Was Ticketed For Using Her Phone With Her Right Hand
On February 11, 2026, 36-year-old Kathleen Thomas was driving along the North Dixie Highway in Lake Worth, Florida, about an hour north of Miami, when a policeman pulled her over. The cop, a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s deputy, accused Thomas of using her phone with her “right hand” while driving. In response, she held up her right arm, showing a stump where her forearm would be. Despite Thomas’ missing right forearm, the officer didn’t let her g…
Cop pulls over driver for ‘using phone in right hand’ – then she lifts her arm
A police officer pulled over a disabled driver for allegedly holding her phone in her right hand while behind the wheel, but she immediately proved him wrong. Footage shared by the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office shows Kathleen Thomas, 36, being stopped by a cop on suspicion of distracted driving. “You drove past me holding your phone with your right hand,” he tells her. Thomas then raised her right arm, showing that she did not have a right …
‘You Had a Hand Up’: Florida Officer Cites Disabled Woman With No Right Hand for Holding Phone, Case Dismissed (Watch Video) | 👍 LatestLY
In a bizarre incident out of Palm Beach County, Florida, a disabled woman had her traffic citation dropped after a police officer wrongly accused her of using a handheld wireless device while driving - despite the fact that she only has one hand. 👍 ‘You Had a Hand Up’: Florida Officer Cites Disabled Woman With No Right Hand for Holding Phone, Case Dismissed (Watch Video).
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