FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A couple driving home from Florida escaped serious injury when they swerved to avoid a couch that fell from a truck on Interstate 95.
But they couldn’t avoid a $166 traffic ticket for “failing to drive in a single lane.”
Jake Singer says his girlfriend was driving Feb. 20 when she swerved to avoid the couch, their car striking a median and flipping over.
He says they were taken to the hospital, where a trooper showed up with the ticket.
A Florida Highway Patrol spokesman said that while it’s a tough break for the couple, troopers have discretion when issuing citations and drivers are supposed to maintain control of their vehicles.