Virus-suspended Michigan driver makes surprising move after being released from jail for the second time for illegal driving

A Michigan man who became a web meme after driving during a virtual court hearing for a suspended license has finally received his driver’s license and is on his option to becoming a legal driver, in accordance with his lawyer.

Detroit-area attorney Dionne Webster-Cox posted a sped video on social media of her client entering a government office on June 10, where he was completing the means of obtaining a driver’s license.

“Congratulations! You did it!” – a female voice exclaims off-camera as Corey Harris performs a celebratory dance with a cane.

Harris’ joy was a contrast to his mood last week when Washtenaw County District Court Judge J. Cedric Simpson revealed that Harris had never had a driver’s license in Michigan or every other state, despite the fact that he had been caught behind the wheel at the very least twice . Harris was then sent to prison resulting from the court order.

Simpson also chastised the man for a television interview wherein he blamed the state and courts for failing to revive his driving privileges after he was suspended in 2010 for unpaid child support.

“He never had a driving license. Whenever. And he has never been licensed in any of the other 49 states or commonwealths that make up this country,” Simpson said. “I do know he never had a driver’s license because on May 3, 1999 – he was 19 at the time – he applied for his first ID card in Michigan. For religious reasons, he obtained a brand new ID card yearly. And that is why he knows he doesn’t have a license.

Harris, 44, also spent two days in jail in mid-May after a Zoom hearing during which an unaware Harris parks his automotive.

“Are you driving?” the judge asks in the now-infamous recording.

“I’m actually walking into the doctor’s office right now,” Harris says.

After that mistake, Harris he told WXYZ that he should never have been charged with driving on a suspended license because the suspension was set to be lifted in 2022, and accused the Secretary of State’s office of fumbling with documents mandatory to clear his record in court. However, during an in-person hearing last week, Simpson revealed that the suspension was never officially lifted because Harris didn’t pay the required fee.

Webster-Cox promised the judge that her client would get her affairs so as, starting with getting her driver’s license.

According to the Michigan Department of State, Michigan drivers who’re 18 years of age or older must pass a driver’s proficiency exam at the Secretary of State’s office after which practice driving under the supervision of a licensed adult for at the very least 30 days before applying for their first driver’s license. .

On Monday, Harris received congratulations from viewers of the Instagram video.

“This is amazing. I wish him good luck,” wrote one user. “We are proud of you,” wrote one other user.