one morning in april. she was speeding down a wet road in bad conditions. she was pulled over by an officer, berated at that time as well. when this officer went back to her vehicle, called for backup, this was the solution in the moment that the two decided on. used a coin flip app to decide if they would arrest this woman or release her. what s interesting when you really pay attention to the details of this exchange is they determined tails to mean they would release the driver, yet when the coin flip landed on release, on tails, they still chose to arrest her and charged her for reckless driving, too fast for conditions and speeding. this woman, sara webb, the driver, didn t know this conversation was taking place. she was arrested very visibly upset when you see her in the back of pa patrol car. when prosecutors saw this body cam footage that was uncovered, all charges against her were dismissed. the roswell police now conducting an internal investigation and these two
on how to deal with natural gas and electric emergencies. everyday when we go to work we want everyone to work safely and come home safely. i live right here in auburn, i absolutely love this community. once i moved here i didn t want to live anywhere else. i love that people in this community are willing to come together to make a difference for other people s lives. together, we re building a better california. police officers in georgia are accused of arresting a woman based on a coin toss. this all happened in april. sara webb was pulled over for speeding. a newly discovered body camera footage you can hear the officers use a coin flip app to decide what to do with her. a head, r tails.
two police officers in georgia are in hot water today. they used a coin flip app after pulling over a speeding driver. the incident was captured on one of the officer s body cams. just take a look and listen. heads, tails. okay. this is tails, right? not the usual crime fighting tool you might expect. cnn s kaleigh hartung. what was happening? that s what the police chief is trying to figure out. he sees this as completely inappropriate. saying he finds it appalling that any law enforcement would trivialize the decision making process of something as important as the arrest of a person. what we know is that this woman driver, sara, was late to work
a sign of the strength of feeling not just about president trump, but also his policies, david. thanks to you as well, and back at home to the outrage over a highway arrest. a young woman pulled over for speeding and you can see the officers then flipping a coin after they decide whether to charge her. she sobs. abc s victor oquendo tonight. reporter: that s sarah webb, sobbing in the back of a squad car in roswell, georgia, this april. arrested for reckless driving. what she doesn t know at the time is that officers decided to take her into custody because of a coin flip. a head, r tail. okay. reporter: minutes earlier, webb, apologetic on police bodycam she was speeding. do you know how fast you were just going, ma am? i m so sorry. i m late for work. reporter: but back in the patrol car officer courtney brown and her partner discuss that they didn t even record her speed before deciding whether to arrest or release webb by using a coin flip app. this is tail righ