Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill and his attorney, Julius B. Collins, will plead not guilty to the two traffic tickets Hill received following a confrontation with police on Sunday, Collins told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview on Friday.
Hill was cited for reckless driving and not wearing a seatbelt after he was pulled over Sunday. In a widely circulated video, Hill argued with police before he was pulled out of his car, handcuffed and pushed to the ground.
Before that, body camera footage showed two Miami-Dade police officers parked in the middle of a road. The footage showed Hill's car driving past at a noticeably high speed.
Hill was in the left lane at the time he passed the officers in the video. They then began to pursue him. And the video shows Hill merging into the road and passing several other cars.
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The next time they saw his car, it was in the right lane. That's when it stopped and one of the officers informed Hill that he was speeding.
There was no evidence on video, such as radar, that showed Hill's exact speed, and that's why Collins believes he has a case.
“He estimated the speed he was going,” Collins said. “I know I've heard of pace measurement. I've heard of laser radar. But physically looking at someone and making an estimate, I've never heard of that.”
“At this point we have no information as to whether laser radar or something similar was used, or whether he was setting the pace or something like that. So we will obviously plead not guilty.”
Collins said the statement could be changed later depending on the evidence.
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“This may change in the future based on the official incident or narrative of a police report, so that could possibly change,” Collins said.
In the body camera footage, the first thing an officer says to Hill as he approaches his car is, “Why aren't you wearing your seatbelt?”
At the exact moment the officer said that, the footage doesn't show Hill was wearing a seatbelt. Later footage in the footage shows Hill not wearing a seatbelt and rolling down the tinted windows. Below the obstructed view of the windows, Hill could be seen putting his seatbelt back on after the officer told him to “keep your window down!”
An image from body camera footage of Tyreek Hill's traffic stop. (Miami-Dade Police Department)
“We have nothing,” Collins said. “We have no official police report that indicates why he pleaded guilty, why, whether or not he was wearing a seat belt. At one point, they could clearly see that Mr. Hill was not wearing a seat belt.
“Was it at the time of the traffic stop? He could have taken it off at that time, before the officer got to the vehicle. We don't have any information. So naturally, he's going to plead not guilty until we see the police report.”
Asked if Hill told Collins he was wearing a seat belt while driving, Collins declined to answer, citing attorney-client privilege.
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The footage finally showed the moment Hill was handcuffed and thrown to the ground.
When the officer asked Hill to exit his vehicle, the receiver said, “I'm going to go, I'm going to go.” When the officer opened the door and pulled Hill out, the receiver said, “I'm going.”
Another officer then grabbed Hill by the back of his head and neck and forced him to the pavement to be handcuffed.
Hill was released after about 25 minutes, when his officer, Drew Rosenhaus, arrived. Hill was then heard telling officers he would “see you in court” before getting back into his vehicle.
Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill warms up before a game against the Buffalo Bills on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Hill has since called for the firing of Danny Torres, the officer who handcuffed him and who has been with the police for 27 years.
Torres has since been placed on administrative duty. The Miami-Dade police director assigned her paid administrative duties after she said she reviewed footage from officers' body cameras that day. Torres' attorneys he told Fox News Digital They demand that the officer be reinstated immediately.
“We demand the immediate reinstatement of our client and a full, thorough and objective investigation, as Director Daniels has also advocated. Our client will not comment until this investigation is concluded and all facts are revealed,” the lawyers said in a statement.
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