Tyreek Hill’s traffic tickets were dismissed after officers failed to appear in court

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Tyreek Hill #10 of the Miami Dolphins warms up before his game against the Buffalo Bills at Hard Rock Stadium on January 07, 2024 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo: Rich Story/Getty Images)

MIAMI, Fla. – Georgia native and Miami Dolphins star wide receiver Tyreek Hill was issued two traffic warnings. Argument with police in September They were dismissed after the officers who made the accusations did not attend the hearing.

Hill’s tickets for reckless driving and failure to wear a seatbelt were rescinded after Miami-Dade Police officers failed to show up for a hearing on Monday. The tickets were issued after Hill was stopped outside Hard Rock Stadium for allegedly speeding before the Dolphins’ season opener on Sept. 8. The stop escalated further and an officer pulled Hill from the car, forced him to the ground and handcuffed him.

Hill said in a post published Tuesday: social platform“Where are all the internet cops now”.

Miami-Dade Police said the officers’ failure to appear at the hearing was “overlooked” and that “the matter will be handled administratively.” Still, the department defended issuing Hill the tickets.

“Therefore, a rejected citation does not mean that the citation has no value,” the agency said in a statement. he said.

Police body camera video from the September stop showed Hill speeding past two motorcycle officers monitoring traffic on the road outside the stadium. They pulled over his McLaren sports car and someone tapped on his window. Hill, 30, gave the officer his driver’s license but repeatedly told the officer, “Don’t knock on my window like that.” He then raised the window again.

Their verbal exchange escalated and officers soon pulled him from the car, forcing Hill to lie face down on the ground. The officers cursed at Hill, but in the video Hill did not resist their physical force or attack them. “Don’t tell me what to do,” he told a police officer.

Hill eventually stood up, but a police officer then dragged him to a sitting position on the sidewalk when he said his knee injury made that difficult.

About 30 minutes later, Hill was issued a citation and allowed into the stadium.

An officer was placed on administrative duty and an internal affairs investigation was launched. No results were announced.