A judge in the state of Michigan in the United States was completely perplexed when he understood what the accused Corey Harris had just committed.
The 44-year-old American appeared at the court hearing via Zoom while driving a car. The problem was that he was charged – for driving without a licence.
– I don’t understand why he did that, says judge Cedric Simpson.
In October 2023, Corey Harris was caught red-handed driving his car with a suspended license. On May 15 this year, it was time for a court hearing – which Harris, via video link, took the opportunity to squeeze in before a doctor’s appointment.
From a car.
The entire deadly sequence was caught on film – and is now being spread around the world.
“I park in this now”
– I park in this now, says Harris.
The judge, Cedric Simpson, reads the documents and only now discovers what it is about.
– Maybe it’s something I don’t understand. Is this about a suspended driver’s license?, he says in surprise and continues:
– He just drove and he doesn’t have a driver’s license?
Harris realizes his mistake and doesn’t make a sound as he receives his sentence.
– I don’t understand why he did that. He is to turn himself in to Washtenaw State Prison by 6:00 p.m. today, Cedric Simpson said.