Michigan driver whose virtual court hearing went viral never had a driver's license, judge says
A man who went viral after driving during a virtual court proceeding over his suspended license never even had one to begin with — from any state, ever, a judge said at a hearing Wednesday.
A man who went viral after driving during a virtual court proceeding over his suspended license never even had one to begin with — from any state, ever, a judge said at a hearing Wednesday.
Corey Harris appeared back in Washtenaw County Court on Wednesday, wearing a yellow shirt that said "trust me" across the front, after a video of his May 15 hearing — which showed Harris joining a Zoom hearing for his driving without a license case from behind the wheel of a car — went viral on social media.
The Wednesday appearance came after local outlet WXYZ Detroit reported on whether Harris should have been charged with a misdemeanor that stemmed from an October 2023 traffic stop, because, as the outlet reported, the suspension on Harris' privilege to drive in the state was lifted in 2022.
But that's not exactly what happened, as Judge Cedric Simpson pointed out in court and as Angela Benander, director of communications and media relations for the Michigan Department of State, explained in a phone interview.
Dionne Webster-Cox, the lawyer representing Harris, did not reply to a request for comment Wednesday.
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