“My Baby Girl Is Right Here, She Is A Person”: Pregnant Woman Pulled Over in Texas For Driving in HOV Lane

Brandy Bottone, of Plano, Texas, was cruising on U.S. Highway 75 South in the high-occupancy vehicle lane until she was suddenly pulled over by a police officer; to drive in an HOV lane, there needs to be more than one person in the vehicle, he said. Bottone said she didn’t see the problem—she was 34 weeks pregnant. When the officer asked where the other car passenger was, she pointed to her stomach: “My baby girl is right here. She is a person.” The officer, as Bottone recalled, said that both people needed to be “outside of the body.” Bottone astutely… Read Full Article