By LENNY COHEN
EUSTIS, Fla. (CohenConnect) – This is one of those cases where a traffic stop led to an arrest for a felony, but that happened to one woman three times in less than two years – twice in less than two weeks – in two different vehicles.
A police officer in Florida wrote about seeing “a 2003 Gray GMC Yukon leaving [a gas station] parking lot with an unreadable license plate” shortly after midnight on Saturday, Sept. 14.
“I proceeded behind the vehicle to conduct a traffic stop,” he wrote. “I attempted to read the license plate by driving just a few feet behind it, and I was still unable to read the characters on the tag.”
The SUV turned twice. Then, “I activated my emergency lights to conduct a traffic stop,” but, “The driver of the vehicle continued to drive westbound and did not stop.”
Finally, she stopped and, “Once I walked up to the vehicle, I was able to read the license plate,” the officer wrote.
According to the arrest report, Amanda Elaine Fields “stated she did not know why she was being pulled over, and I explained to her the license plate on the vehicle was not readable.”