A pregnant woman got a ticket for driving in the HOV lane in Texas. She says her fetus was her passenger.
When an officer asked if there's a second person in the vehicle, Brandy Bottone of Plano, Texas, pointed at her stomach. "My baby girl is right here," she said.
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6 sourcesTexas woman says unborn baby counts as passenger in HOV lane
Pregnant Texas woman says unborn baby should count as car passenger after receiving HOV ticket
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17 sourcesPregnant woman got ticket for driving in HOV lane in Texas, says fetus was her passenger
A pregnant woman got a ticket for driving in the HOV lane in Texas. She says her fetus was her passenger.
Texas woman says unborn baby counts as passenger in HOV lane
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5 sourcesVery preggo woman driving alone in HOV lane cites new TX abortion law to say baby in belly makes 2
'She is a person': Pregnant woman argues unborn baby is passenger for HOV lane
Pregnant Texas woman argues unborn child counts as HOV passenger