Legal proceedings against a Florida resident regarding the alleged illicit use of a mobile device while operating a vehicle have been terminated.

一名佛羅里達州居民因涉嫌在駕駛車輛時非法使用行動裝置而面臨的法律程序已終止。

The incident originated on February 11, when a deputy of the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office initiated a traffic stop on North Dixie Highway. The officer alleged that the driver, Kathleen Thomas, was manipulating a wireless communication device with her right hand, an action that constitutes a primary offense under Florida statutes strengthened in 2019. Despite the subject's immediate demonstration of a congenital limb difference—specifically the absence of a right hand—the deputy maintained his observation and proceeded to issue a civil citation totaling $116.

事件起源於 2 月 11 日，當時棕櫚灘縣警長辦公室的一名副警長在 North Dixie Highway 進行交通攔截。該警官指稱駕駛者 Kathleen Thomas 使用右手操作無線通訊設備，根據 2019 年加強的佛羅里達州法令，此行為構成主要違法。儘管當事人立即展示其先天肢體差異——即缺乏右手——但該副警長仍堅持其觀察結果，並開出總計 116 美元的民事違規通知單。

Subsequent to the issuance of the citation, the subject entered a plea of not guilty and sought an in-person judicial hearing. The dissemination of body-worn camera footage via social media platforms provided a visual record of the interaction, wherein the officer's assertions were juxtaposed with the physical reality of the subject's anatomy. This public disclosure preceded a scheduled court appearance, leading to a formal dismissal of the charges. The dismissal was predicated upon a documented 'lack of evidence,' as determined by the issuing officer over a holiday weekend.

在收到通知單後，當事人採取不認罪辯護，並尋求親自出席司法聽證會。隨後，透過社交媒體平台傳播的隨身攝影機畫面提供了互動的視覺記錄，使警官的 assertion 與當事人身體構造的物理事實形成對比。這次公開披露發生在預定出庭之前，最終導致指控被正式撤銷。撤銷理由是根據開單警官在假期週末的判定，記錄為「缺乏證據」。

The case has been dismissed, and the civil penalty has been vacated due to insufficient evidence.

由於證據不足，本案已獲撤銷，民事處罰亦已廢除。