UCLA police executed a traffic stop on Saturday, Nov. 23, at 10:05 a.m. at 1050 Gayley Ave. in Westwood, when officers noticed a driver not wearing a seatbelt.

During the course of the traffic stop, police officers instructed the driver to stay inside the vehicle and returned to their patrol car to run a routine license and registration check. Despite these instructions, the driver left the vehicle — an escalating behavior that can place officers at risk.

The driver stood in the roadway and refused instructions to get back in his car. As a result, the driver was temporarily handcuffed. He was released at the scene shortly thereafter with a citation for failing to wear a seatbelt.

The driver, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge David S. Cunningham III, has since filed a complaint against UCLA police. As part of an internal investigation, UCLA police are reviewing video routinely filmed from the police vehicle.

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