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Saturday, January 14, 2006
When two is really only one
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PHOENIX, Arizona (AP) -- Candace Dickinson was fined $367 for improper use of a carpool lane. But Dickinson, pregnant when she received the ticket, contended her unborn child qualified to use the lane. Municipal Judge Dennis Freeman rejected Dickinson's argument, applying a "common sense" definition in which an individual is someone who occupies a "separate and distinct" space in a vehicle... "The law is meant to fill empty space in a vehicle," the judge said. Sgt. Dave Norton stopped Dickinson's car November 8. When asked how many people were in the car, Dickinson said two, pointing to "her obvious pregnancy," the officer said.
PHOENIX, Arizona (AP) -- Candace Dickinson was fined $367 for improper use of a carpool lane. But Dickinson, pregnant when she received the ticket, contended her unborn child qualified to use the lane. Municipal Judge Dennis Freeman rejected Dickinson's argument, applying a "common sense" definition in which an individual is someone who occupies a "separate and distinct" space in a vehicle... "The law is meant to fill empty space in a vehicle," the judge said. Sgt. Dave Norton stopped Dickinson's car November 8. When asked how many people were in the car, Dickinson said two, pointing to "her obvious pregnancy," the officer said.
