SPRINGFIELD, OR — A local woman was issued a citation for texting and driving Tuesday afternoon by a police officer who, according to witnesses, was simultaneously operating five separate electronic screens and finalizing a Taco Bell order with extra fire sauce.
The driver, 32-year-old Sarah Manning, said she had just glanced at a text from her husband asking about dinner when he noticed flashing lights in his rearview mirror. “I pulled over immediately,” Manning recalled. “I assumed it was for something serious, like speeding or maybe a tail light out. But no—apparently glancing at your phone is a cardinal sin while Officer Combo Meal is scrolling through Crunchwrap options at 45 miles per hour.”
The officer, whose name has not been released, reportedly initiated the stop while inputting a lunch order into the Taco Bell mobile app, responding to dispatch on the mobile data terminal (MDT), adjusting the in-car radar system, checking body cam status, and toggling the light controls—all from the comfort of his high-tech cockpit, also known as a police cruiser…