Fury over Texas traffic cop’s very lazy way of ticketing drivers

Motorists are in an uproar over a TikTok video showing more than 150 people being hit by the same officer with the same ticket.

Posted by Keara Kenise from Houston, the viral video shows the alleged perpetrators all lined up outside a Katy courthouse last week.

They all received citations from Harris County Sheriff’s Deputy Raymond Hubbard after being stopped at the same intersection. Kenise then complains about the event, while adding an element of humor to keep things light.

In explanation, a public information officer told DailyMail.com that the intersection where the tickets came from is a “high crash area” – an intersection that Hubbard specifically had to stake out.

That explains the large number of tickets, he said, adding that Hubbard regularly hands out “300 citations a month.”

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“If you watch the video, you see people laughing, but none of them said they didn’t do it,” Senior Deputy Thomas M. Gilliland told DailyMail.com of the high number of “improper stop at a traffic light” fines.

He added that they were all handed out near the intersection of Fry Road and Interstate 10 — an intersection that he said has emerged as a trouble spot in recent years.

Temple further revealed how Hubbard is part of a program specifically designed to issue a large number of tickets for such areas, having spent more than 27 years on the force.

That fact seemed lost on the small army of motorists seen in Kenise’s clip, including herself.

Kenise comments on the common ground that members of the crowd share and asks each Texan why they were stopped.

They all respond with the same answer, leading to a humorous display where she asks members of the congregation to “raise their hands.”

“Anyone arrested for failing to yield on Fry Road, raise your hands!” the woman announces at one point.

Nearly everyone in line responded by extending one of their arms toward the sky, most of them doing so while smiling despite the reason for their visit.

Kenise continued, “Everyone that got pulled over – he got on that bullhorn and told you to stop like you committed a federal offense, raise your hand!”

All hands stay up.

“It doesn’t make any sense,” Kenise is heard exclaiming, before turning to the man responsible for their presence there.

“That’s a shame,” she begins. ‘We put him on TikTok – he had to be stopped! He says you all ran a stop sign on Fry Road! Agent Hubbard!’

Others gathered at the site laugh in response.

Commenters, meanwhile, also offered their own comments on the meeting, with one commenting, “that judge is going to have a great day with[ith] this.’

“I’m going to court tomorrow for the same case!” added another.

“I’m raising my hand,” someone else said.

The original clip of the back-in-for was deleted after 600,000 views, according to the woman who posted it.

Since then, a repost has yielded another 3,000, as Sergeant Temple explained in detail Monday about the state-funded initiative responsible for the wave of citations.

“We are participating in a state-funded initiative called the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP),” he wrote in an email.

“Funded through grants from the Texas Department of Transportation, this program is designed to reduce traffic violations at the most dangerous intersections.

“Deputy Hubbard and the Traffic Enforcement Program play a critical role in improving traffic safety in the community,” he continued. ‘On average he gives 300 quotes per month.

“The crash data at the intersection of Fry Road and Clay Road is particularly alarming, with seven major crashes reported in September,” he continued, sharing several other intersections in the area that deserved the award.

‘This underlines the importance of targeted enforcement in areas with high accident risks.’

He added that the force is currently working with local magistrates to stagger the days so that the number of tickets is lower – in the hope of avoiding an outcome like the one seen in the TikTok clip.