The driver whose video of a court hearing went viral had his license revoked in 2022

The Michigan man who went viral after attending a Zoom court hearing over his suspended driver’s license while driving had it revoked by a judge in 2022, court records show.

The video showed Corey Harris attending a traffic stop hearing on May 15. He was filmed driving his vehicle and asking the judge to “just give him a second” while he parked. The judge, who seemed shocked that Harris was seen on video driving with a suspended license, responded by revoking his bail and ordering him to report to the Washtenaw County Jail that same evening.

However, according to court records, a Saginaw County judge ordered Harris’s driver’s license suspension to be lifted more than two years ago.

“They should have repealed it two years ago, but they didn’t,” Harris said.

Harris’ driver’s license, which had been suspended in 2010 for child support reasons, had not been reinstated despite the judge’s order. Harris had not paid the $125 fee required to reinstate it at the time of the hearing.

“You have to take that step to get reinstated. It’s like having to sign a check to cash it,” said Jeffrey Randa, a Michigan attorney who Washington Post. “Even if a judge orders the suspension to be lifted, it will not take effect until he pays the reinstatement fee.”

Whether Harris knew about the fee is “unclear,” the Washington post“Courts often drop things, so maybe no one told him,” Randa said.

Harris, who faced intense online ridicule after the video went viral, told WXYZ-TV that at the time of the hearing he was “thinking about getting medical help for his wife.”

“I didn’t think about the fact that my driver’s license was revoked. I don’t care about any of that,” he said.

Harris has since deleted his social media accounts, saying: “I’ve been attacked, I’ve been stalked, I’ve been laughed at, I’ve been ridiculed, I’ve been disrespected.”

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“It’s very embarrassing, and given the kind of connections I have with the church and the community, it’s very embarrassing,” Harris said. “Always double check these employees because they say they’re going to do something and then they don’t do it.”

Harris’ next court date is scheduled for Wednesday, according to the Washington Post Office.