Tyreek Hill’s careless driving, seatbelt violations dismissed after Miami police officers no-show

Tyreek Hill is off the hook for his September run-in with police in Miami.

The Dolphins wide receiver had traffic tickets for careless driving and a seatbelt violation dismissed after Miami-Dade police officers no-showed a court hearing on Monday.

The Miami-Dade Police said the failure to appear was “an oversight” and defended issuing the citations.

Hill received two citations for careless driving on his way to Hard Rock Stadium and a seatbelt violation due to his traffic stop.

“A citation dismissed due to this reason does not indicate that the citation held no merit,” the agency said in a statement.

The 30-year-old Hill was pulled over outside Hard Rock Stadium before the Dolphins’ season opener on Sept. 8.

After a back and forth, Hill was instructed to exit his vehicle before being pulled from his seat and brought to the ground, laying on his stomach as he was placed in handcuffs.

He was detained at the time for “driving in a manner in which he was putting himself and others in great risk of danger.”

Hill would be issued a citation and released in time for the game, in which he would finish with seven receptions on 12 targets for 130 yards, including an 80-yard touchdown catch, capped off by a handcuff celebration in the end zone.

Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill makes a catch for a touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, in Inglewood, Calif.

The incident was placed under review on that Sunday, and 27-year Miami-Dade police veteran Danny Torres was put on administrative duties stemming from the ordeal.

Hill, who has been playing through a left wrist injury he claims he aggravated during the incident, took to social media on Tuesday to troll those who criticized his role in the ordeal.

“Where all the internet cops now,” he wrote on X.

Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill is forced to the ground after being handcuffed and led to the sidewalk by Miami-Dade Police Department officers in Miami, Florida, September 8, 2024 in a still image from police body camera video.

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