A 17-year-old was on track to receive the most violations cited on a single traffic ticket in Massachusetts in 2025. Instead, the officer pared it down, citing the driver’s clean record.
The teenager repaid the leniency by telling the officer he hoped he would choke “on a (expletive) tortilla,” according to the police report.
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) told MassLive the traffic citation issued with the greatest number of violations cited on a single ticket in 2025 was a May incident in Sheffield, in the Berkshires. It included a total of 24 citations, such as marked lanes violations, failure to stop for police and speeding. The police officer, however, ended up dismissing most of the violations because it was the teen’s first offense…