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Did cop's rough traffic stop rupture driver's implant?
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Woman sues officer, town of Pantego, Texas
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- Date Nov 2, 2012
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Rebecca and Boozer is shown here in photos taken before the traffic stop she says putter held on a serious downward spiral.
She claims the officer who put -- in handcuffs with -- rough.
He caused one of her breast implants -- rupture.
She's suing the town of panty go and police officer air out over and her attorney Susan Hutchison explains.
She was pulled over accused of driving with their lights off long after dark something -- loser disputes.
But she also had an outstanding warrant for speeding.
And that prompted the wrist.
When he grabbed her arms he yanks in very it with -- two minutes kind of forced out and then far back to back.
To him -- -- -- that they had -- the implant and she's had four procedures since then.
The lawsuit filed in Tarrant County court indicates -- -- screamed in pain.
Telling the officer she had undergone spinal surgery in 2008.
The suit says.
Ms.
van -- -- was in such excruciating pain at that time as she begged for help she began to lose all feeling in her arms.
It also points out.
Officer -- -- -- replied.
You're not supposed to be comparable.
Her attorney says while -- cruisers car was being searched.
She was in a squad car where she told -- an officer about her pain and her surgery.
The lawsuit claims the second officer told officer I'll that -- they needed to remove her hand counts.
That second officer does eventually come over to her and say you know.
I'm I'll do what I can do and I believe he allows her bid to then after she's been in the back of the car for substantial time and kept for their hands behind her.
And he he's in patent allows -- -- be handcuffed in front.
When we contacted -- goes police chief about the lawsuit he responded by saying.
Our preliminary investigation shows there is no merit to the allegations.