Dolphins WR Tyreek Hill was cited for careless driving and seatbelt violation
On Sunday morning, just hours before kickoff, Miami Dolphins star wide receiver Tyreek Hill was detained for a short time by police after a traffic incident. Hill was ticketed for a moving violation, which quickly got escalated.
Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD) Director Stephanie V. Daniels said Sunday an investigation has begun into the incident and one of the officers involved is being placed on administrative duties. A second Dolphins player said he was also handcuffed when trying to discuss the situation with officers at the scene.
Well more information is now coming out on the situation, and it sounds pretty ridiculous that Hill was placed on the ground and in handcuffs for careless driving and a seatbelt violation.
Jeff Darlington of ESPN.com, said that Tyreek Hill received two citations as a result of his traffic stop Sunday: Careless driving and a seatbelt violation.
Calais Campbell, who said after the game police told him they briefly placed him in handcuffs for “disobeying a direct order,” did not end up receiving a citation.
The Miami-Dade Police Department told me this morning that it remains an internal investigation so they cannot yet provide the details into what led to the citation for careless driving or why Hill was detained face-down on the ground in handcuffs. One of the officers on the scene remains on administrative duty.
I want to see the video footage. If the Police really did react like this for a seatbelt violation and careless driving, we have a major issue in the United States.
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