Tyreek Hill's traffic citations dismissed after officers' no-show - ESPN

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Two traffic citations issued to Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill in September were dismissed when the responding officers failed to appear at a court hearing Monday.

Hill was pulled over by Miami-Dade police officer Manuel Batista outside Hard Rock Stadium hours before the Dolphins' regular season opener for allegedly speeding on Sept. 8 and was cited for careless driving and failure to wear a seatbelt. The incident went viral when Miami-Dade police officer Danny Torres was seen dragging Hill out of his vehicle and forcibly placing him in handcuffs.

Torres' behavior was captured on the officers' body cameras, and he was quickly placed on administrative duties. An internal affairs investigation was launched but no results have been released.

Attorneys Devon Jacobs, Stephen Kelly, Jeffrey Neiman and Julius Collins released a statement on Hill's behalf following the dismissal of his citations.

«As anticipated, the traffic citations against Tyreek Hill were dismissed. Police officers should not issue citations unless they are willing to testify in court, under oath, with respect to same,» they said in the statement. «Officer Torres and Batista's absence from court today evidences their knowledge of wrongdoing. These officers should be disciplined for their failure to appear. Mr. Hill was entitled to have his day in court and the officers failed to appear.

»It is our belief that Officer Torres and Officer Batista failed to appear in court so that they could not be questioned under oath."

Hill said in a Tuesday post on X, «Where all the internet cops now.»

The Miami-Dade Police Department said it would have a statement later Tuesday.

Hill previously admitted that he didn't handle the situation as