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Florida driver who swerved to avoid sofa won't get a ticket after all

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AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun-SentinelMar 08, 2021 at 1:34 pmA couple who was given a $166 traffic citation after crashing their car to avoid a sofa that fell from a truck on I-95 may be getting a reprieve.After media coverage reported the incident, the Florida Highway Patrol said it will recommend the ticket be dismissed, spokesman Lt. Yanko Reyes said.AdvertisementA trooper for failure to drive in a single lane after the couple swerved around the tumbling sofa, lost control of their car and rolled over. The single-car crash happened north of Boca Raton and landed the driver and passenger in the hospital.“FHP is working with the courts to have the citation dismissed after supervisors conducted a meeting in reference to this incident and a decision was made that the citation had been issued in error,” Reyes wrote in an email. “Thus, recommendation of dismissal seem reasonable.”AdvertisementThe driver’s boyfriend, Jake Singer, detailed what happened shortly after the Feb. 20 accident.According to Singer, who grew up in Boca Raton, the couple was driving home to Washington, D.C., when a couch fell off the back of a truck and into their lane of traffic.Singer said Trooper Eric Flint issued the ticket to his girlfriend, who didn’t want to be identified, as they were being checked at Lawnwood Hospital, where they were taken by ambulance.“He gave us a ticket for basically swerving lanes while trying to avoid a couch that was flying at us on the highway,” Singer recalled. “We got so pissed.”At the time, Reyes defended the decision to write the citation.“You have to look at the totality of the circumstances,” Reyes said. “Remember, in Florida it is recommended to have at least a two-vehicle length between your vehicle and the vehicles in front of you because that way you have enough time to react in case something like this happens, in case somebody brakes, in case debris falls on the roadway, you’re able to avoid any and all difficulties.”For the record, Singer said the Highway Patrol has been courteous since issuing the citation. Advertisement

AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun-SentinelMar 08, 2021 at 1:34 pmA couple who was given a $166 traffic citation after crashing their car to avoid a sofa that fell from a truck on I-95 may be getting a reprieve.After media coverage reported the incident, the Florida Highway Patrol said it will recommend the ticket be dismissed, spokesman Lt. Yanko Reyes said.AdvertisementA trooper for failure to drive in a single lane after the couple swerved around the tumbling sofa, lost control of their car and rolled over. The single-car crash happened north of Boca Raton and landed the driver and...

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