LOS ANGELES, California (AP) — An 82-year-old woman who was given a jaywalking ticket for taking too long to cross a busy street won’t have to pay the $114 fine.
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Police said Coyle entered a busy intersection on February 15 after the red “Don’t Walk” sign had started blinking.
Coyle said the white “Walk” signal was flashing when she started across the intersection with her cane in one hand and groceries in the other.
“How could she have gone any faster?” said Bill Daniel, chief executive officer of ONEgeneration, a senior-services agency. “It just seems like we have to be more patient.”
Police maintain that the officer was looking out for Coyle’s welfare because of a rising number of pedestrian deaths.
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