Miami Dolphins broad receiver Tyreek Hill was cited for careless driving and a seat belt violation throughout his site visitors cease earlier than Sunday’s sport in opposition to the Jacksonville Jaguars.
The Miami-Dade Police Division launched the citations on Tuesday – in the future after bodycam footage confirmed the extraordinary second the NFL participant was pulled over, taken out of his automobile and handcuffed whereas on the bottom.
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Miami Dolphins broad receiver Tyreek Hill earlier than the sport in opposition to the Jacksonville Jaguars at Onerous Rock Stadium. (Sam Navarro-Imagn Pictures)
Hill was discovered to be in violation of Florida statute 316.1925, which defines careless driving as “any particular person working a automobile upon the streets or highways inside the state shall drive the identical in a cautious and prudent method, having regard for the width, grade, curves, corners, site visitors, and all different attendant circumstances, in order to not endanger the life, limb, or property of any particular person. Failure to drive in such method shall represent careless driving and a violation of this part.”
Police mentioned Hill was driving at a “visible estimation (of) 60 mph” in a 40 mph zone with no seat belt.
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Dolphins broad receiver Tyreek Hill speaks in the course of the postgame information convention, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, in Miami Gardens, Florida. (AP Photograph/Rebecca Blackwell)
Hill was briefly detained in the course of the site visitors cease after an intense backwards and forwards with officers. Calais Campbell and Jonnu Smith had been additionally given citations in the course of the incident. They pulled over to see if Hill was OK in the course of the incident, based on bodycam footage.
Manuel Morales, the chief of police for the Miami Police Division, launched a press release on the incident.
Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel talks to broad receiver Tyreek Hill earlier than the Jacksonville Jaguars sport, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, in Miami Gardens, Florida. (AP Photograph/Rebecca Blackwell)
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“The body-worn digital camera depicting the interplay between members of the Miami Dade Police and Mr. Hill is difficult to observe, nevertheless it’s a reminder that we should at all times attempt to do higher,” Morales mentioned. “Regardless of no metropolis of Miami Police involvement, I pray we are able to transfer ahead and use this incident to forge a stronger partnership between our skilled athletes, the neighborhood, and the courageous women and men who’re sworn to guard us all. After we work collectively, all of us win.”
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