Calif. man hands officer a “Get Out of Jail Free” card during traffic stop

By Don Sweeney
The Herald (Rock Hill, S.C.)

FULLERTON, Calif. — A driver pulled over on suspicion of a traffic violation found a creative way to try to avoid a citation, California police reported.

The driver handed the officer a “Get Out of Jail Free” card from the Monopoly board game, Fullerton police said in a Wednesday, Nov. 5, news release.

“The officer had a good laugh, reminded the driver that while creativity is appreciated, it’s not exactly a legal defense, and told him to save the card for a rainy day,” police said.

The officer sent the driver on his way “with a smile” — and a traffic citation, police said.

Police added the hashtags #aforeffort and #nicetry to the release on Instagram.

“Technically they didn’t go to jail… so it worked,” read one comment on the post.

Fullerton is about a 25-mile drive southeast from downtown Los Angeles.

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