Suspended driver says Zoom call with judge was ‘very embarrassing’

The Michigan man who was caught driving while attending a court hearing about his license suspension via Zoom says he was deeply embarrassed by the incident but should not have been sent to jail for it.

In a recent interview with 7 News Detroit, Corey Harris admitted he was “very embarrassed” during the May 15 virtual hearing with Judge J.Cedric Simpson because he has strong ties to his local church and community in Ann Arbor.

During the recorded Zoom call, Harris was seen driving to a doctor’s office with a suspended license while Judge Simpson was stunned revoke his commitment on the spot and ordered him taken to the Washtenaw County Jail.

Last week, a video of the court hearing went viral after Harris spent two days behind bars before being released.

During his interview with 7 News, Harris said he was only thinking about “getting my wife medical attention” and going to the doctor’s office. He added, “I wasn’t thinking about the fact that my license was suspended. None of that concerns me.”

Harris also claimed that his license should never have been revoked in the first place, and blamed Saginaw Friend of the Court for the error. He said the court should have overturned the revocation two years ago.

According to 7 News, Harris’ license was initially suspended in Saginaw County in 2010 due to unpaid child support.

In 2022, another judge reportedly lifted the suspension and gave Harris back his driving license.

But as 7 News has learned, those details were apparently never shared with the Secretary of State’s office, which still listed Harris’ driver’s license as suspended at the end of last week.