A Michigan resident had his license suspended and participated in virtual court while sitting in the driver’s seat of a vehicle.
The man was being sentenced after pleading to no insurance and driving with a suspended license on March 8, according to WXYZ.
That said, he was sitting in the driver’s seat of a car during the hearing.
“I believe you drove wherever you are in the vehicle you’re in and you’re dumb enough to go on video with you sitting in the driver’s seat of a vehicle. Makes me think you haven’t gotten the message,” Judge Jeffrey Middleton said.
During the hearing, the prosecuting attorney asked the court to force a jail penalty and said the suspect was driving with three children and four adults, and one child was not wearing a seatbelt. The man was driving 75 miles per hour on a country road.
The man confirmed that he was sitting in his boss’s vehicle and did not drive the car himself as typically, his boss picks him up and takes him to work. He explained that he didn’t want to appear at court while being at someone’s home, so he used the vehicle.
The judge asked him if he wants to go to jail or to pay money.
“Do you want to pay your d—- fine or do you want to go to jail? You have a history of not paying your fines here in St. Joseph County,” the judge said.
He proceeded to tell the judge that he takes care of his two children as a single father and that he can pay the fees. Over the weekend, the man was sentenced to serve a two-day jail sentence and was put on a payment plan to pay his fees.
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