My plea

On February 7 at 11:45am, I crossed at a pedestrian crosswalk from the intersection of Broxton and Weyburn Avenues to Broxton and Le Conte. When I entered the crosswalk, the “Walking Person” icon was displayed on the pedestrian control signal, but quickly changed to a “Flashing Hand.” In response to this, I quickly ran across the street, correctly adhering to the California Department of Motor Vehicles Vehicle Code 21456b: “...any pedestrian who has partially completed crossing shall proceed to a sidewalk or safety zone or otherwise leave the roadway while the ‘WAIT’ or ‘DON’T WALK’ or approved ‘Upraised Hand’ symbol is showing.” At that time I was pulled over by Officer Rivera, who was visibly agitated and said that I was “making him look like a jackass” by running in front of his police car to the opposing sidewalk. At that time I was at UCLA for treatment of a viral bronchitis and was not familiar with the text of Vehicle Code 21456, so wanting to get out of the cold, I asked ...

22:31:18 March 17, 2005, Thursday (PST) Source: injection

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