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8/14/2007
Canada: Cop Tickets Man with Nail in His HeadA Canadian police officer did not excuse a man who was speeding because he had a nail in his head.
A police officer in Saanichton, British Columbia, Canada insisted on detaining and ticketing a man who was being rushed to the hospital to remove nails embedded in his skull. After construction foreman Gavin Docherty received two hits to the head from a nail gun in a terrible workplace accident, a first-aid worker moved swiftly to drive Docherty to Saanich Peninsula Hospital. The pair made it half-way before being intercepted by a police officer.
"We showed him the nail sticking out of my for ...
8/13/2007
Virginia Circuit Court Defends Speeding Ticket TaxA Henrico County, Virginia Circuit Court judge upholds the constitutionality of the speeding ticket tax.
8/13/2007
Pennsylvania Using Confidential DMV Database for its Own Marketing PurposesPennsylvania state representative seeks to stop PennDOT from sending unsolicited job letters to holders of commercial licenses.
8/13/2007
Texas: Sleeping in a Vehicle Passenger Seat To be a CrimeAs part of a number of new Texas driving laws, sleeping while a learning driver is behind the wheel is a crime.
8/12/2007
Chicago, Illinois Suburbs: No Mercy Speed TrapsChicago, Illinois suburbs set up speed traps in which no one other than a fellow police officer can escape a traffic citation.
