Senior Struggling To Cross Street Ticketed For Jaywalking

The case of 82-year-old Mayvis Coyle, fined for "jaywalking" as she tried to cross a street in Los Angeles, is turning in to a cause celebre for senior citizens and pedestrians around the world.

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April 14, 2006, 2:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

Editorial writers from Sacramento to Scotland have rushed to Coyle's defense. Strangers in distant lands are rising to support her...As Coyle tells it, she was doing her best to shuffle across Foothill Boulevard, with her cane in one hand, groceries in the other, when the light changed from "Walk" to "Don't Walk". Enter an LAPD motorcycle officer, who gave her the ticket, which she is challenging in court.

Her case has become more than just a traffic dispute; to her supporters, it's about the rights of senior citizens and pedestrians everywhere."

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