This happened last summer but i just found out about it. Bitch should
have gone to prison.  Distracted drivers are kid-killers.

http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/18/1861.asp

7/16/2007

DC Sunday School Teacher Ticketed for Driving with Open Container of
Coffee

A Sunday school teacher in Washington, DC was acquitted last month of
driving with a cup of coffee. DC motorist Emily Miller had faced a $100
fine for violating the so-called "Distracted Driver Safety Act (Coffee
Cup)" while on her way to church to instruct five-year-olds on Sunday,
March 18.

At 9:55am that day, DC Metropolitan Police Officer Victor Haskins
witnessed Miller stop her car at the intersection of Wisconsin Avenue and
O Street in Georgetown while allowing someone in front of her to turn.
Looking more closely into her sedan, Haskins noticed the blonde teacher
held a Venti Drip full caff in one hand and the steering wheel in the
other. The policeman waited until Miller executed a turn before hitting
the lights and pulling her over.

"I said to the officer, 'Sir, I haven't done anything wrong,'" Miller
explained in an interview with TheNewspaper. "He just repeated, 'License
and registration, ma'am.'"

Miller wasn't about to just pay the fine, so she prepared a legal defense
and contested the ticket on June 22. Under examination before DC Hearing
Officer Pamela B. Washington, Haskins admitted that the Sunday school
teacher had obeyed all traffic laws and maintained complete control of
her car. The officer insisted, however, that because Miller's arms were
"really stretched out" that it was a violation. Washington, herself
sipping coffee, was not convinced. She dismissed the case, ruling that it
is not illegal to drive with a coffee cup if the person has not committed
another violation. Miller was relieved by the decision.

"It was a great victory," Miller said. "That officer had no soul."