Ask A Cop: Officer Antoine answers questions on insurance, eyeglasses and transporting a horse

Chance from Port Arthur asks- Officer Antoine, I enjoy the column and I’m able to catch your radio show every Tuesday as well. My son was driving his friend’s car and he was stopped by a police officer for a violation he committed. But while addressing the reason he was stopped, it was also discovered the vehicle didn’t have insurance. May I inform you the owner of the vehicle was in the passenger seat during the entire encounter? My question is if the owner was present, why did my son get the ticket for no insurance? This doesn’t seem fair or right to me. It wasn’t my son’s responsibility to insure the vehicle. Can you clear this up for me? Thanks and I’ll be listening Tuesday. Answer- Good question Chance! I’m sure we’ve all done something similar to this, driven someone’s vehicle without assuring the vehicle is currently covered with at least the state minimum liability insurance. Taking this step for granted could cause us to be in the same position your son was in.

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