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Judge in Providence Municipal Court dismisses red-light citation after mother says she was rushing son to hospital
Summary
An unnamed judge dismissed a red-light citation after the defendant said she was driving at about 4 a.m. to Hasbro Children's Hospital to take her son, who has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair; the judge cited the family’s circumstances when ending the case.
An unidentified judge in the Municipal Court of Providence dismissed a red-light citation after the defendant told the court she was rushing her son to Hasbro Children's Hospital at about 4 a.m.
The judge, identified in the transcript only by role, raised the case with a light remark—“Maybe I should charge you with being a good mom”—which the defendant accepted. During brief questioning about the violation’s circumstances,…
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